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Rounders (1998)

R 121 min  -  Crime | Drama  -   11 September 1998 (USA)
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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.

Director:

John Dahl
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Damon ...
Edward Norton ...
Paul Cicero Paul Cicero ...
Russian Thug
John Turturro ...
Joey Knish
Ray Iannicelli ...
Kenny
Gretchen Mol ...
Jo
Famke Janssen ...
Merwin Goldsmith Merwin Goldsmith ...
Sy
John Malkovich ...
Martin Landau ...
Sonny Zito Sonny Zito ...
Tony
Michael Rispoli ...
Grama
Melina Kanakaredes ...
Barbara
Mal Z. Lawrence ...
Irving
Josh Mostel Josh Mostel ...
Zagosh
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Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

Loan Shark | Poker | Truck Driver | Male Frontal Nudity | Destiny  | See more »

Taglines:

it's immoral to let a sucker keep his money See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong language, some sexuality and brief drug use See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hebrew (only a few words) | Russian (only a few words)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Шулера See more »

Filming Locations:

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$8,459,126 (USA) (13 September 1998) (2176 Screens)

Gross:

$22,905,674 (USA) (8 November 1998)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Miramax Films, Spanky Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The playing cards used during both games at KGB's place are a deck of red and a deck of blue backed Arrow-design, standard index, wide plastic cellulose-acetate cards of the KEM range manufactured by the United States Playing Card Co. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: New York State Police cars are shown with blue and red lights on their roofs, but in New York, the State Police use only red lights. 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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Connections

Referenced in "Veronica Mars: An Echolls Family Christmas (#1.10)" (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Windows"
Written by Jim Smith & Greg Humphreys
Performed by Hobex
Courtesy of Slash Records See more »