He begins his career playing opposite a Russian thug who sometimes relieves McDermott of his accrued finances, which are $30,000 total. Even though it wasn’t a blockbuster, Rounders performed well at the box office in the initial days of its release.ĭamon plays McDermott, who is said to be an exceptional poker player - one who is all set to play at the World Series. The drama goes to the next level when the male leads are constantly threatened by their creditors, and are pressured to figure a way to pay off what they owe (the term “rounder” refers to someone that navigates from place to place looking for the big poker game). The 1998 movie focuses on two guys who travel throughout the country looking for high-stakes poker games in hopes of winning a significant amount of money to settle all their debts.Ĭonsidering how nicely things are portrayed by director John Dahl, the duo ( Edward Norton and Matt Damon) have to face a lot of challenges to pull off their desire. When it comes to films based on poker, Rounders always appears at the top of the list. Watching a game of poker has always been appealing.
