Rounders (1998) film

Discussion of poker film, Edward Norton character prison release scene, and the movie's impact on the poker boom and Chris Moneymaker's rise

Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · news/off-topic, not scored

“Yeah, poker pros apparently love that movie because it brought less skilled people into the game.”

Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive

“I watched that final scene a bunch of times. Hero comes out on top sort of thing. It's fun.”

Unknown · unverified▲ positive

“Rounders is a fun movie. That was the first poker movie I think I ever saw.”

Discussion of poker movie accuracy and specific scenes; consensus it's the best poker film despite inaccuracies

Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive

“I love that movie. I love that. They got Johnny Kent in the movie. The whole thing. That's a great movie. And Matt Damon and Malkovich and Edward Norton.”

Doug · unverified▲ positive

“In fact, if you ask a poker player what your favorite movie is, I'd say you're going to get 80 or 90 percent are going to say Rounders. Because it's actually – it's still not very accurate. But it's the most accurate of ”

Woody · unverified▲ positive

“So that's the lesson. I love that movie.”