What is Rounders (movie)?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox_Movie | name = Rounders | image = | caption = Rounders Movie Poster | director = [[John Dahl]] | writer = [[David Levien]]<br />[[Brian Koppelman]] | starring = [[Matt Damon]]<br />[[Edward Norton]]<br />[[John Turturro]]<br />[[John Malkovich]]<br />[[Gretchen Mol]]<br />[[Famke Janssen]] | music = [[Christopher Young]] | cinematography = [[Jean-Yves Escoffier]] | editing = [[Scott Chestnut]] | producer = [[Ted Demme]]<br />[[Joel Stillerman]] | distributor = [[Miramax Films]] | released = [[September 11]], [[1998]] | runtime = 121 minutes | language = [[English language|English]]<br />[[French language|French]] | budget = $12,000,000 [[United States dollar|USD]] }} '''''Rounders''''' is a [[1998]] [[movie]] about the underground world of high-stakes [[poker]]. The movie was [[movie director|directed]] by [[John Dahl]] and starred [[Matt Damon]] and [[Edward Norton]]. It follows two friends who need to quickly earn enough cash playing poker to pay off a huge debt. The term “[[card shark|rounder]]” refers to a person whose sole means of earning a living is by playing cards. The movie opened to mixed reviews and only made a modest amount of money. However, with the growing popularity of [[Texas hold 'em]] and other poker games, ''Rounders'' has become a cult hit. ==Featured cast== * [[Matt Damon]] as Mike McDermott * [[Edward Norton]] as Lester 'Worm' Murphy * [[John Malkovich]] as Teddy KGB == Other websites == {{wikiquote-en|Rounders}} * [http://www.homepokergames.com/rounders.php HomePokerGames review] * {{imdb title|0128442}} <!--[[Category:Gambling movies]] [[Category:Independent movies]]--> [[Category:1998 drama movies]] [[Category:Buddy movies]] [[Category:American drama movies]] [[Category:Miramax movies]] [[Category:Multilingual movies]] [[Category:American independent movies]] {{movie-stub}}