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Rounders (1998) 7.3
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Metascore: 54/100
Reviews: 275 user | 122 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com A young man is a reformed gambler who must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks. Director:John Dahl |
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A young man is a reformed gambler who must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.
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All your hopes and dreams...crushed. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for pervasive strong language, some sexuality and brief drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
11 September 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Vida É Um Jogo See more »Box Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£188,946 (UK) (20 November 1998)Gross:
£188,946 (UK) (20 November 1998)Company Credits
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Mike McDermott: 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.
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Written by Marvin Fisher & Joel Segal
Performed by Nat 'King' Cole
Courtesy of Capitol Reocords
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Trivia
Matt Damon and Edward Norton played the $10,000 buy-in Texas Hold 'Em championship event at the 1998 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. During the first of four days, Matt Damon had pocket Kings and was knocked out by former world champion and poker legend Doyle Brunson who held pocket Aces. See more »Goofs
A reflection of a sound man can be clearly seen from the side of the car as Worm gets out to meet Mike and his supposed girlfriend. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Mike McDermott: 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.
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Soundtracks
"That's The Kind Of Girl I Dream Of"Written by Marvin Fisher & Joel Segal
Performed by Nat 'King' Cole
Courtesy of Capitol Reocords
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I have no idea if this movie is at all realistic (certainly so many people inhabiting this strata of the poker world can be so good looking), but at least it has the ring of verisimilitude. Not only does it show us the workings of a somewhat exotic (to me, anyway) part of the world, but it manages to do this stylishly while treating us to an interesting character study and a clever plot.
The story is about a young "rounder" who is trying to go straight by going to law school (although our first glimpse of him shows him losing all his money in a high-stakes poker game with a Russian gangster). He quits gambling for a while until a old friend (played by Norton) returns to his life and lands him in deep trouble. What I especially like about the movie is that is starts off as if this plot line is the main subject, when in fact the movie is about this person learning important things about himself. And there is a lot of information about poker...
Damon is especially impressive among a uniformly good cast.