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Rounders is a 1998 American drama film about the underground world of high-stakes poker, directed by John Dahl and starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton. The story follows two friends who need to win at high-stakes poker to quickly pay off a large debt.
Sep 11, 1998 · Rounders: Directed by John Dahl. With Matt Damon, Gretchen Mol, John Malkovich, Paul Cicero. A young, reformed gambler must return to playing high stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks, while balancing his relationship with his girlfriend and his commitments to law school.
Apr 3, 2015 · 2.69M subscribers. Subscribed. 902. 272K views 9 years ago. Starring Matt Damon, Edward Norton, and John Malkovich, Rounders follows Mike McDermott after he suffers a huge setback in a...
Set against the gritty backdrop of New York City, the film follows the journey of Mike McDermott, played by Matt Damon, a talented poker player who finds himself torn between the allure of the ...
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Synopsis. Gifted poker player Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) loses his entire $30,000 bankroll in a hand of Texas hold'em against Teddy "KGB" (John Malkovich), a Russian mobster who runs an illegal underground poker room.
Matt Damon. Gretchen Mol. John Malkovich. After suffering a huge setback in a high-stakes poker game, Mike McDermott promises to lay down his cards for good, but when his best buddy gets in over his head with a ruthless club owner, Mike's loyalty draws him back to the tables.
Roger Ebert September 11, 1998. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Rounders" cheerfully buys into compulsive gambling. The hero gambles away his tuition money, his girlfriend, his law degree and nearly his life, and at the end he's still a happy gambler.
