The timing of the movie’s release was nothing short of exquisite, as it premiered on the big screen just before the poker boom era of the early 2000s, winning the film a huge number of fans. The story follows friends Mike (Matt Damon) and Worm (Edward Norton) as they move around New York City looking for high-stakes poker games while running into Russian mobsters. Rounders is perhaps the most iconic poker movie ever made and has a cult-like following among card players.
