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Rounders Details

1998

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Starring	Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Turturro, Famke Janssen
Director	John Dahl
Genres	Drama

Rounders

Damon is Mike McDermott, a law student who has given up his true talent (and love), gambling, when he loses all of his money to Teddy KGB (Malkovich in a hilarious role). Months later, when his friend Worm (Norton) gets out of jail and is on a strict deadline to repay a $15,000 debt to Teddy, he must decide whether or not to help his friend, threatening his student status and relationship with his girlfriend (Mol). Tightly written, beautifully photographed by the brilliant Escoffier, and well-played all across the board (particularly by Norton), this is a work of slick, enjoyable entertainment.

Starring	Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Turturro, Famke Janssen, Gretchen Mol, John Malkovich, Martin Landau
Director	John Dahl
Studio	ELEVATION SALES
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 56 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 56 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 55 mins
Certificate	DVD LOVEFiLM Instant
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English Blu-ray: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Hearing-impaired	English
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1998 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 25 Oct 2011 To Rent: DVD: 07 Jan 2002 Blu-ray: 19 Sep 2011
Watch now	£2.49

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- "...Mischievously entertaining....Jean-Yves Escoffier contributes deep-hued evocative cinematography to the overall dark allure..."
- 9748
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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  A full house on the poker hand scale of films
  
  There are two schools of thought when it comes to poker. There are those who think of it as a game of skill and mathematical probability. There are those who ... read more »
  
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  - 28 Feb 2004 at 00:04
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  Insightful - worth a watch
  
  Insightful view into the lives of the young backstreet poker players of recent years. Damon is strong; Norton is annoying, but is supposed to be so he plays it ... read more »
  
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  A True Grinder
  
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  'Listen here's the thing, if you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker.' - 'You play for a ... read more »
  
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  - 02 Jul 2011 at 19:45
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  Thumbs up!
  
  Great film!
  
  The acting is superb and it's nicely shot. Damon and Norton work really well together - and Malkovich is hilarious (not sure whether ... read more »
  
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Norton 'victimises' celebrity pals at poker
- 07 May 2009
Edward Norton's bank account is still benefiting from his role in 1998 poker movie Rounders - he's become skilled at emptying the wallets of his celebrity pals in high-stakes gambling sessions. The actor learned from the world's best poker players for his role as card shark Lester 'Worm' Murphy in the film Eleven years on, Norton is still hooked on poker and relishes cleaning out the pockets of pals like Woody Harrelson who dare to challenge him at the game. Norton, who is slated to play in a... Read more
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  Damon is Mike McDermott, a law student who has given up his true talent (and love), gambling, when he loses all of his money to Teddy KGB (Malkovich in a hilarious role). Months later, when his friend Worm (Norton) gets out of jail and is on a strict deadline to repay a $15,000 debt to Teddy, he ...

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  Damon is Mike McDermott, a law student who has given up his true talent (and love), gambling, when he loses all of his money to Teddy KGB (Malkovich in a hilarious role). Months later, when his friend Worm (Norton) gets out of jail and is on a strict deadline to repay a $15,000 debt to Teddy, he ...