Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Matt Damon, Martin Landau, John Malkovich, Edward Norton
Original language
English
Production companies
Miramax
Setting
New York City
Filming locations
New York City, New Jersey
Crew
Screenplay
David Levien, Brian Koppelman
Trailer
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Festival History
- Venice Film Festival 1998 generic
Titles
| Original title | Rounders | |
| Québec French title | Dernier tour de table | |
| Alternate title | Les Joueurs |
Soundtracks
| CD | Rounders (Music From The Miramax Motion Picture) - Christopher Young, Thomas Milano, Tanya Noel Hill (1998) | 3 releases, 1998-1999: Varèse Sarabande, Volcano |
Full credits
| Director | John Dahl |
| Cast | Matt Damon, Martin Landau, John Malkovich, Edward Norton |
| Screenplay | David Levien, Brian Koppelman |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
