Rounders Ending Explained: Plot and Final Scene Facts

Rounders (1998) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. Trust everyone... But always cut the cards.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, MGM Plus. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Matt Damon as Mike McDermott; Edward Norton as Lester 'Worm' Murphy; John Turturro as Joey Knish; Gretchen Mol as Jo; John Malkovich as Teddy KGB; Famke Janssen as Petra; Martin Landau as Abe Petrovsky; Michael Rispoli as Grama

About Rounders

Poker addict Mike McDermott knows the game inside out, but loses his money one night in a game to Russian-American gangster Teddy KGB. Promising his partner Jo he'll give up, he meets up with best friend Lester 'Worm' Murphy, just out of prison and owing lots of money to the wrong kind of people. McDermott becomes his co-guarantor and now there's only one way to raise the money, the pair have to get back into the game.

More like Rounders

• The Gambler
• Molly's Game
• Casino
• Hard Eight
• House of Games
• Dark City
• Little Odessa
• Killing Them Softly

Figures and availability come from public TMDB data and are provided as a sourced reference.