Rounders
Rounders is a 1998 american drama film about the underground world of high stakes poker directed by john dahl and starring matt damon and edward norton the story follows two friends who need to win at high stakes poker to quickly pay off a large debt.
Rounders. Joey knish john turturro is the rounder s rounder who plays poker for a living and is one of the few level headed people among these cut throats. Rounders is a must see for poker fans and with a well crafted script great acting and a memorable cast of talented actor that star alongside norton and damon this is an accomplished film that. The players score by running around the four bases on the field. Powered by justwatch rounders cheerfully buys into compulsive gambling.
A young reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks while balancing his relationship with his girlfriend and his commitments to law school. With matt damon edward norton gretchen mol john malkovich. The hero gambles away his tuition money his girlfriend his law degree and nearly his life and at the end he s still a happy gambler. Directed by john dahl.
Rounders is a striking and fielding team game that involves hitting a small hard leather cased ball with a rounded end wooden plastic or metal bat. If you are seeking that just right environment to relax enjoy a quality cocktail you have found your spot at rounders. Often he tries to guide the young mcdermott and steer him away from the deadlier side of the game. Rounders is a bat and ball game played between two teams.
The term rounder refers to a person traveling around from city to city seeking high stakes card games. Rounder definition is a game of english origin that is played with ball and bat and that somewhat resembles baseball. If this movie were about alcoholism the hero would regain consciousness after the dts and order another double.