Rounders (1998)
Trust everyone... But always cut the cards.
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.
Cast
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Matt Damon
as Mike McDermott
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Edward Norton
as Lester 'Worm' Murphy
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John Turturro
as Joey Knish
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Gretchen Mol
as Jo
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John Malkovich
as Teddy KGB
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Famke Janssen
as Petra
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Martin Landau
as Abe Petrovsky
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Michael Rispoli
as Grama
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Goran Višnjić
as Maurice
- Mal Z. Lawrence as Irving
- Paul Cicero as Russian Thug
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Ray Iannicelli
as Kenny
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Merwin Goldsmith
as Sy
- Sonny Zito as Tony
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Josh Mostel
as Zagosh
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Lenny Clarke
as Savino
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Peter Yoshida
as Henry Lin
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Jay Boryea
as Russian Thug #2
Crew
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John Dahl
Director
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Jean-Yves Escoffier
Director of Photography
- Scott Chestnut Editor
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Christopher Young
Original Music Composer
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Ted Demme
Producer
- Joel Stillerman Producer
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David Levien
Screenplay
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Brian Koppelman
Screenplay
