Storyline
A young man is a reformed gambler who must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.
Directors
Cast
Matt Damon, Josh Pais, John Malkovich, Edward Norton, Brian Anthony Wilson, Kerry O'Malley, John Turturro, Michael Rispoli, Goran Visnjic, Martin Landau, Lenny Venito, Chris Messina, John Di Benedetto, Lenny Clarke, Gretchen Mol, John Gallagher Jr., Famke Janssen, Melina Kanakaredes, Murphy Guyer, David Zayas, Adam LeFevre, Tom Aldredge, Tom Aldredge, Josh Mostel, Alan Davidson, Allan Havey, Bill Camp, Merwin Goldsmith, Ray Iannicelli, Slava Schoot, Michael Ryan Segal, Mal Z. Lawrence, Paul Cicero, Sonny Zito, Peter Yoshida, Jay Boryea, Richard Mawe, Michael Lombardi, E. Matthew Yavne, Erik LaRay Harvey, Dominic Marcus, George Kmeck, Joseph Parisi, Kohl Sudduth, Charlie Matthes, Hank Jacobs, Michele Zanes, Joey Vega, Neal Hemphill, Vernon E. Jordan Jr., Johnny Chan, Lisa Gorlitsky, Nicole Brier, Tony Hoty, Mario Mendoza, Joe Zaloom, Sal Richards, P.J. Brown, Michael Arkin
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Reviews
80
Mischievously entertaining...Dahl's film has character in oversupply even if its actual characters are sometimes thin. Poker fever makes up for whatever the story lacks in everyday emotions.
80
The A.V. Club
Rounders is such a smart, tough little film that its strengths override its fairly serious weaknesses.
63
Chicago Tribune
Lazy, predictable and even dumb about what happens away from the tables. [11 Sept 1998]
60
Richly atmospheric but a little thin in the character department: It feels oddly truncated, despite nicely textured performances.
60
Rolling Stone
Stylish entertainment and smartass fun when director John Dahl ("The Last Seduction") plays his strong suit (a gifted cast) instead of his weakest (a derivative plot).
