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Rounders (film)

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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. [1]

63 relations: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Bill Camp, Bottom dealing, Brian Koppelman, Brian Rast, Card sharp, Chris Messina, Christopher Young, Con Air, Cult film, David Levien, David Zayas, Deauville American Film Festival, Drama (film and television), Edward Norton, Entertainment Weekly, Famke Janssen, Gavin Griffin, Goran Višnjić, Gretchen Mol, Hevad Khan, Janet Maslin, Jean-Yves Escoffier, John Dahl, John Malkovich, John Turturro, Johnny Chan, Josh Mostel, Josh Pais, Las Vegas, Lenny Clarke, List of poker variants, Martin Landau, Matt Damon, Melina Kanakaredes, Michael Rispoli, Miramax, New York City, New York State Police, Oreo, Owen Gleiberman, Poker, Principal photography, Procuring (prostitution), Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, Roger Ebert, Rolling Stone, Russian mafia, Rutgers Law School, San Francisco Chronicle, ..., Sean Penn, Ted Demme, Tell (poker), Texas hold 'em, The Globe and Mail, The New York Times, Tilt (poker), Tom Aldredge, USA Today, Vanessa Rousso, Venice Film Festival, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, World Series of Poker. Expand index (13 more) »

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE; also often known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks) is an American fraternal order founded in 1868 originally as a social club in New York City.

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Bill Camp

William "Bill" Camp is an American actor.

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Bottom dealing

Bottom dealing or "base dealing" is a sleight of hand technique in which the bottom card from a deck of playing cards is dealt instead of the top card.

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Brian Koppelman

Brian William Koppelman (born April 27, 1966) is an American filmmaker, essayist, podcaster, TV series creator, former music business executive and record producer.

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Brian Rast

Brian Rast (born November 8, 1981) is a professional poker player living in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Card sharp

A card sharp (also cardsharp, card shark or cardshark, sometimes hyphenated) is a person who uses skill and/or deception to win at poker or other card games.

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Chris Messina

Christopher "Chris" Messina (born August 11, 1974) is an American actor and film director.

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Christopher Young

Christopher Young (born April 28, 1958) is an American music composer for both film and television.

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Con Air

Con Air is a 1997 American action film directed by Simon West, written by Scott Rosenberg, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.

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Cult film

A cult film or cult movie, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a cult following.

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David Levien

David Levien is an American screenwriter, novelist, director, and producer.

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David Zayas

David Zayas (born August 15, 1962) is a Puerto Rican actor.

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Deauville American Film Festival

The Deauville American Film Festival (Festival du cinéma américain de Deauville) is a yearly film festival devoted to American cinema, taking place since 1975 in Deauville, France.

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Drama (film and television)

In reference to film and television, drama is a genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone.

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Edward Norton

Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker.

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Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is an American magazine, published by Meredith Corporation, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books and popular culture.

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Famke Janssen

Famke Beumer Janssen (born) is a Dutch actress, director, screenwriter and former fashion model.

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Gavin Griffin

Gavin Griffin (born August 28, 1981 in Darien, Illinois) is an American professional poker player.

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Goran Višnjić

Goran Višnjić (born September 9, 1972) is a Croatian-American actor who has appeared in American and British films and television productions.

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Gretchen Mol

Gretchen Mol (born November 8, 1972) is an American actress and former model.

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Hevad Khan

Hevad Khan (born January 25, 1985) is an American professional poker player, best known for making the final table at the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event, where he finished in sixth place.

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Janet Maslin

Janet R. Maslin (born August 12, 1949) is an American journalist, best known as a film and literary critic for The New York Times.

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Jean-Yves Escoffier

Jean-Yves Escoffier (July 12, 1950 – April 1, 2003), was a French cinematographer who worked with Mehdi Norowzian, Jeanne Moreau for Air France, David Lynch for Nissan Motors, and on music videos, "Hurt" (2002) for Johnny Cash and Mark Romanek.

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John Dahl

John Dahl (born 1956) is an American film and television director and writer, best known for his work in the neo-noir genre.

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John Malkovich

John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor, director, producer and fashion designer.

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John Turturro

John Michael Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an Italian-American character actor, writer and filmmaker known for his roles in the films Do the Right Thing (1989), Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Quiz Show (1994), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and four entries in the ''Transformers'' film series, most recently ''The Last Knight'' (2017).

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Johnny Chan

Johnny Chan (He has another Chinese name "Chen Qiangni" which is also commonly used by Chinese-language media. It is a transliteration of "Johnny Chan" (as "Chen" for "Chan", "Qiangni" for "Johnny") rather than his Chinese birth name. born in Guangzhou, China in 1957) is a Chinese-American professional poker player.

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Josh Mostel

Joshua Mostel (born December 21, 1946) is an American actor.

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Josh Pais

Josh Pais (born June 21, 1964) is an American acting coach and film and television actor.

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Las Vegas

Las Vegas (Spanish for "The Meadows"), officially the City of Las Vegas and often known simply as Vegas, is the 28th-most populated city in the United States, the most populated city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County.

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Lenny Clarke

Lenny Clarke (born September 16, 1953) is an American comedian and actor, famous for his thick Boston accent and role as Uncle Teddy on the series Rescue Me.

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List of poker variants

The card game of poker has many variations, most of which were created in the United States in the mid-1900's.

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Martin Landau

Martin James Landau (June 20, 1928 – July 15, 2017) was an American actor, acting coach, producer, and editorial cartoonist.

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Matt Damon

Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer and screenwriter.

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Melina Kanakaredes

Melina Eleni Kanakaredes Constantinides (born April 23, 1967) is an American actress.

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Michael Rispoli

Michael Rispoli (born November 27, 1960) is an American character actor.

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Miramax

Miramax (also known as Miramax Films) is an American entertainment company known for producing and distributing films and television shows.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York State Police

The New York State Police (NYSP), is the official state police force of the U.S. state of New York, and employs over 5,000 sworn state troopers.

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Oreo

Oreo is a commercial brand of cookie usually consisting of two chocolate wafers with a sweet crème filling in between, and (as of 1974) is marketed as "Chocolate Sandwich Cookies" on the package.

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Owen Gleiberman

Owen Gleiberman (born February 24, 1959) is an American film critic, who has been the chief film critic for Variety since May 2016.

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Poker

Poker is a family of card games that combines gambling, strategy, and skill.

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Principal photography

Film production on location in Newark, New Jersey, April 2004. Principal photography is the phase of film production in which the movie is filmed, with actors on set and cameras rolling, as distinct from pre-production and post-production.

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Procuring (prostitution)

Procuring or pandering is the facilitation or provision of a prostitute or sex worker in the arrangement of a sex act with a customer.

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Ridgefield Park, New Jersey

Ridgefield Park is a village in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

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Roger Ebert

Roger Joseph Ebert (June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author.

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Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on popular culture.

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Russian mafia

Russian organized crime or Russian mafia, sometimes referred to as Bratva ("brotherhood"), is a collective of various organized crime elements originating in the former Soviet Union.

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Rutgers Law School

Rutgers Law School is the law school of Rutgers University located in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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San Francisco Chronicle

The San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California.

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Sean Penn

Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker.

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Ted Demme

Edward Kern "Ted" Demme (October 26, 1963 – January 13, 2002) was an American director, producer, and actor.

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Tell (poker)

A tell in poker is a change in a player's behavior or demeanor that is claimed by some to give clues to that player's assessment of their hand.

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Texas hold 'em

Texas hold 'em (also known as Texas holdem, hold 'em, and holdem) is a variation of the card game of poker.

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The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Tilt (poker)

Tilt is a poker term for a state of mental or emotional confusion or frustration in which a player adopts a less than optimal strategy, usually resulting in the player becoming over-aggressive.

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Tom Aldredge

Thomas Ernest Aldredge (February 28, 1928 – July 22, 2011) was an American television, film and stage actor, best known for various appearances in movies, theatre and television, with a notable role as Hugh De Angelis on The Sopranos.

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USA Today

USA Today is an internationally distributed American daily, middle-market newspaper that serves as the flagship publication of its owner, the Gannett Company.

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Vanessa Rousso

Vanessa Ashley Rousso (born February 5, 1983) is an American professional poker player, DJ, and television personality.

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Venice Film Festival

The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is the oldest film festival in the world and one of the "Big Three" film festivals, alongside the Cannes Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the classical era.

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World Series of Poker

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment Corporation (known as Harrah's Entertainment until 2010).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounders_(film)

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