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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- 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.
Rounders Trivia
Rounders was released on September 11, 1998.
Rounders was directed by John Dahl.
Rounders has a runtime of 2h 1m.
Rounders was produced by Ted Demme, Joel Stillerman.
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.
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.
Rounders had a budget of $12M.
Rounders has made $22.9M at the box office.