In a conspiratorial, low-key voice-over narration, professional poker player Mike McDermott (Matt Damon), a clean-cut, high-stakes poker gambler, guides us through the world of underground poker. It’s rare to play in a poker game with friends and go through the whole night without someone quoting at least one line from the movie. ![]() And although Rounders remained mostly unnoticed by the masses, it attained the ultimate cult status in the poker world. It was only later that the movie was recognized as being a precursor to the explosion in the popularity of poker. The movie was very under-appreciated at the time it was released because it was a movie before it's time. Rounders single-handedly motivated millions of people to play poker competitively. ![]() Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Malkovich, John Turturro, Gretchen Mol, Famke Janssen
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