Rounders

1998, Drama, 2h 0m

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Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) loses his money in a poker game against Russian gangster Teddy "KGB" (John Malkovich). Under pressure from his girlfriend, Jo (Gretchen Mol), he promises to quit gambling. This lasts until his friend, Lester "Worm" Murphy (Edward Norton), gets out of prison and needs to pay off an old debt. The pair come close to earning the money back but are caught cheating. Then Mike finds out the debt is owed to Teddy and makes one last-ditch effort to beat the Russian.
  • Rating:
    R
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    John Dahl
  • Producer:
    Joel Stillerman, Ted Demme
  • Writer:
    David Levien, Brian Koppelman
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $22.9M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Miramax Films, Spanky Pictures
  • Sound Mix:
    SDDS, Dolby Digital, Surround
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Matt Damon
Mike McDermott
Ed Norton
Lester 'Worm' Murphy
John Turturro
Joey Knish
Gretchen Mol
Jo
Famke Janssen
Petra
John Malkovich
Teddy KGB
Martin Landau
Abe Petrovsky
Michael Rispoli
Grama
Melina Kanakaredes
Barbara
Josh Mostel
Zagosh
Lenny Clarke
Savino
Tom Aldredge
Judge Marinacci
Erik LaRay Harvey
Roy
John Dahl
Director
David Levien
Writer
Brian Koppelman
Writer
Bobby Cohen
Executive Producer
Kerry Orent
Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Joel Stillerman
Producer
Ted Demme
Producer
Christopher Young
Original Music
Jean-Yves Escoffier
Cinematographer
Scott Chestnut
Film Editor
Avy Kaufman
Casting
Robert Pearson
Production Design
Rick Butler
Art Direction
Harry Darrow
Art Direction
Beth Kushnick
Set Decoration
Terry Dresbach
Costume Designer
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