Rounders

"Trust everyone... But always cut the cards."

1998 2h 1m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 2,005

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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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.

“Trust everyone... But always cut the cards.”

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Cast

Matt Damon
Mike McDermott
Edward Norton
Lester 'Worm' Murphy
John Turturro
Joey Knish
Gretchen Mol
Jo
John Malkovich
Teddy KGB
Famke Janssen
Petra
Martin Landau
Abe Petrovsky
Michael Rispoli
Grama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Dahl
Writers: David Levien, Brian Koppelman
Languages: Russian, English, Hebrew
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, English, Hebrew.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Dahl, shot by Jean-Yves Escoffier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Scott Chestnut shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Matt Damon and Edward Norton and John Turturro carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Trust everyone... But always cut the cards.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0128442 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Dahl directs. Jean-Yves Escoffier behind the camera. Christopher Young scores. Scott Chestnut cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Russian, English, Hebrew.

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, English, Hebrew.
3Directed by John Dahl, shot by Jean-Yves Escoffier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Scott Chestnut shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Matt Damon and Edward Norton and John Turturro carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Trust everyone... But always cut the cards.".
8IMDB entry: tt0128442 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "new york city", "friendship", "casino", "poker".