Poker addict Mike McDermott knows the game inside out, but loses his money one night in a game to Russian-American gangster Teddy KGB. Promising his partner Jo he'll give up, he meets up with best friend Lester 'Worm' Murphy, just out of prison and owing lots of money to the wrong kind of people. McDermott becomes his co-guarantor and now there's only one way to raise the money, the pair have to get back into the game.
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- Roderick Vaughn BridgesDecember 4, 2025Sometimes your friends can get you in trouble, hopefully you have the skills to dig yourself out. Great movie.
- Movie_NerdFebruary 16, 2025Good movie, love the intensity in the poker games
- CarbonDJNovember 4, 2025Love this movie. Great performances from Norton and Damon. Malkovich delivers as one of my favorite characters he has ever portrayed, Teddy KGB. A must for any poker fan, as this came out right before every WSOP was aired on ESPN during prime time. Actually, this movie may have started the cool factor of poker to the mainstream.
- tellumAugust 18, 2025Great movie about a toxic friendship, gambling addiction, and finding ones self. Some of the best acting by everyone involved.
- Kevin WardJuly 2, 2025Pretty sure this movie was my personality for at least one year of college. Ed Norton is an absolute pitch perfect weasel. I haven’t been keeping up much with The Rewatchables podcast as of late, but when I saw this hit the feed, I had to throw it on.
Rounders Trivia
Rounders was released on September 11, 1998.
Rounders was directed by John Dahl.
Rounders has a runtime of 2 hr 1 min.
Rounders was produced by Ted Demme, Joel Stillerman.
The key characters in Rounders are Mike McDermott (Matt Damon), Lester 'Worm' Murphy (Edward Norton), Joey Knish (John Turturro).
Rounders is rated R.
Rounders is a Drama, Crime film.
Rounders has an audience rating of 8.7 out of 10.