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Clips from Rounders

Movies 1998 121 min ★ 7.3/10 (174,424 ratings) 1,814 clips
Drama Crime

Credits

[MAN NARRATING] Listen, here's the thing.
"[MAN NARRATING] Listen, here's the thing."
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then you are the sucker.
"then you are the sucker."
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Guys around here'll tell ya... you play for a living.
"Guys around here'll tell ya... you play for a living."
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It's like any other job. You don't gamble. You grind it out.
"It's like any other job. You don't gamble. You grind it out."
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Get your money in when you have the best of it, and protect it when you don't.
"Get your money in when you have the best of it, and protect it when you don't."
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That's how I've paid my way through half of law school.
"That's how I've paid my way through half of law school."
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[NARRATING] He doesn't look like much,
"[NARRATING] He doesn't look like much,"
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They all know me as a small-timer, but that's about to change.
"They all know me as a small-timer, but that's about to change."
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- You should be. - [CHUCKLES]
"- You should be. - [CHUCKLES]"
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[NARRATING] He's as close to a friend as there is in this place.
"[NARRATING] He's as close to a friend as there is in this place."
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I know what I'm doing.
"I know what I'm doing."
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- I can beat the game. - Maybe.
"- I can beat the game. - Maybe."
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The key to the game is playing the man, not the cards.
"The key to the game is playing the man, not the cards."
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Bet an eight ball.
"Bet an eight ball."
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There's no other game in which fortunes can change so much from hand to hand.
"There's no other game in which fortunes can change so much from hand to hand."
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and lose his mind along with every single chip in front of him.
"and lose his mind along with every single chip in front of him."
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They can't handle the swings.
"They can't handle the swings."
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who consider No-Limit the only pure game left.
"who consider No-Limit the only pure game left."
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- I'm gonna raise five hundred. - [MAN] Fold.
"- I'm gonna raise five hundred. - [MAN] Fold."
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make it look like I'm trying to buy it.
"make it look like I'm trying to buy it."
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[NARRATING] I want him to think that I'm pondering a call,
"[NARRATING] I want him to think that I'm pondering a call,"
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I'm down to the felt, Knish. I lost everything.
"I'm down to the felt, Knish. I lost everything."
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- You still got the truck? - Sure.
"- You still got the truck? - Sure."
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[MIKE NARRATING] You don't hear much about guys who take their shot and miss,
"[MIKE NARRATING] You don't hear much about guys who take their shot and miss,"
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trying to figure out how they came up short.
"trying to figure out how they came up short."
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to rounders who forget the cardinal fuckin' rule...
"to rounders who forget the cardinal fuckin' rule..."
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Oh.
"Oh."
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I'd heard about it for years on the street, before I was even in law school.
"I'd heard about it for years on the street, before I was even in law school."
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it would have been pretty sweet to have any one of them owing me favors.
"it would have been pretty sweet to have any one of them owing me favors."
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- You got some things for me? - Yes, I do.
"- You got some things for me? - Yes, I do."
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- [GROUP LAUGHS] - Kid's a little tall, isn't he, Gene?
"- [GROUP LAUGHS] - Kid's a little tall, isn't he, Gene?"
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in the Moot Court you're presiding over next week, Gene.
"in the Moot Court you're presiding over next week, Gene."
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Mike? [WHISPERS] Michael, I would have just called.
"Mike? [WHISPERS] Michael, I would have just called."
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[MIKE NARRATING] I don't know if I'm going to bring my legal career to a crashing halt...
"[MIKE NARRATING] I don't know if I'm going to bring my legal career to a crashing halt..."
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before it even starts, but I just can't help myself.
"before it even starts, but I just can't help myself."
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Threes check.
"Threes check."
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Summer clerkship in your office says I know what you're holding.
"Summer clerkship in your office says I know what you're holding."
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All right, kid, your first assignment. Pull up a seat next to me.
"All right, kid, your first assignment. Pull up a seat next to me."
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- I like the kid, Abe. - Good kid.
"- I like the kid, Abe. - Good kid."
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An open invitation to lay with those lambs.
"An open invitation to lay with those lambs."
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But I'm retired.
"But I'm retired."
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- Hey. - Hey.
"- Hey. - Hey."
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- You won't feel a thing. - [CHUCKLES]
"- You won't feel a thing. - [CHUCKLES]"
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They never used to.
"They never used to."
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buy in at 8:00, next thing you know it's morning.
"buy in at 8:00, next thing you know it's morning."
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Well, after I left you last night at the library, I impressed Judge Marinacci.
"Well, after I left you last night at the library, I impressed Judge Marinacci."
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Well, those guys were all playing cards, and...
"Well, those guys were all playing cards, and..."
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They were playing cards and I read his hand blind.
"They were playing cards and I read his hand blind."
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No, I wasn't even playing. They were playing.
"No, I wasn't even playing. They were playing."
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What kind of job is that gonna be, Mike?
"What kind of job is that gonna be, Mike?"
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Writing an opinion on high-stakes poker?
"Writing an opinion on high-stakes poker?"
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- Honey, con? I was networking. - [Laughs] Oh, God.
"- Honey, con? I was networking. - [Laughs] Oh, God."
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Networking. Are you trying to con me now?
"Networking. Are you trying to con me now?"
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they never miss a lawyer's league game.
"they never miss a lawyer's league game."
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you'll always be a hustler to them.
"you'll always be a hustler to them."
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Okay.
"Okay."
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Uh, Worm's gettin' out. I was gonna pick him up.
"Uh, Worm's gettin' out. I was gonna pick him up."
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He's like my brother.
"He's like my brother."
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That's the fourth time you done played that bitch of spades on my ass.
"That's the fourth time you done played that bitch of spades on my ass."
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No, no, no, no, no.
"No, no, no, no, no."
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if you want 'em back, you can trade me for 'em, or try to play double or nothing tomorrow.
"if you want 'em back, you can trade me for 'em, or try to play double or nothing tomorrow."
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Murphy! What the hell you sittin' there for? You're processed. Come on.
"Murphy! What the hell you sittin' there for? You're processed. Come on."
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- What are you talking about? I won these fair and square. - You don't even smoke, Worm.
"- What are you talking about? I won these fair and square. - You don't even smoke, Worm."
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Not in this lifetime. Enjoy your time.
"Not in this lifetime. Enjoy your time."
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Of course, the grounds weren't all we did.
"Of course, the grounds weren't all we did."
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- Where's the rest? - Kept us in lunch money.
"- Where's the rest? - Kept us in lunch money."
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Not many guys would stand up for a friend like that.
"Not many guys would stand up for a friend like that."
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I know, I know. I couldn't let you see me in this shit hole.
"I know, I know. I couldn't let you see me in this shit hole."
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- Did they toughen you up in there? - No, no.
"- Did they toughen you up in there? - No, no."
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It was a piece of cake. Piece of cake.
"It was a piece of cake. Piece of cake."
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Man, look at your ride. You've been prospering while I've been away.
"Man, look at your ride. You've been prospering while I've been away."
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Whatever. Just get in it and drive me far away from here.
"Whatever. Just get in it and drive me far away from here."
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So I gotta keep three games going at once, all right?
"So I gotta keep three games going at once, all right?"
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No. Who the hell am I gonna trust in there?
"No. Who the hell am I gonna trust in there?"
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- You like that? Isn't that beautiful? - What is that?
"- You like that? Isn't that beautiful? - What is that?"
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Wait till I show you some of my chops, man. I've gotten pretty blinding.
"Wait till I show you some of my chops, man. I've gotten pretty blinding."
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What, are you... you gettin' cold cards?
"What, are you... you gettin' cold cards?"
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Jesus, what were you thinking? So, you're just a student now?
"Jesus, what were you thinking? So, you're just a student now?"
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Oh, God, you're killin' me. Mike, Mike, we gotta get you back on the game.
"Oh, God, you're killin' me. Mike, Mike, we gotta get you back on the game."
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- The old partners here, we're gonna run like... - No, no, no, I'm off it.
"- The old partners here, we're gonna run like... - No, no, no, I'm off it."
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So get this, here's the plan. I know this girl Barbara.
"So get this, here's the plan. I know this girl Barbara."
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She introduced me as her cousin from out of town who loves to gamble but wants to learn poker.
"She introduced me as her cousin from out of town who loves to gamble but wants to learn poker."
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A nickel would start me very nicely.
"A nickel would start me very nicely."
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You just got out. What's the big fuckin' hurry?
"You just got out. What's the big fuckin' hurry?"
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Hey, look, I can get started on this easy if it's you and me working together.
"Hey, look, I can get started on this easy if it's you and me working together."
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- I'll catch you in the city tomorrow? - Yeah.
"- I'll catch you in the city tomorrow? - Yeah."
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[MIKE NARRATING] In Confessions of a Winning Poker Player, Jack King said,
"[MIKE NARRATING] In Confessions of a Winning Poker Player, Jack King said,"
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the outstanding tough beats of his career.
"the outstanding tough beats of his career."
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Seems true to me. 'Cause walking in here,
"Seems true to me. 'Cause walking in here,"
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I probably won't even sit. You know, just kinda keep him company.
"I probably won't even sit. You know, just kinda keep him company."
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- Good luck. - Thanks, sweetie.
"- Good luck. - Thanks, sweetie."
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- Uh, remind me. - Stud game.
"- Uh, remind me. - Stud game."
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- That's you. - Oh, thanks.
"- That's you. - Oh, thanks."
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[MIKE NARRATING] Worm and I fall into our old rhythm like Clyde Frazier and Pearl Monroe.
"[MIKE NARRATING] Worm and I fall into our old rhythm like Clyde Frazier and Pearl Monroe."
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We bring out all the old school tricks, stuff that would never play in the city...
"We bring out all the old school tricks, stuff that would never play in the city..."
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Now, some people might look down on Worm's mechanics, call it immoral.
"Now, some people might look down on Worm's mechanics, call it immoral."
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Like they teach you in One-L...
"Like they teach you in One-L..."
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- I got the boat, queens over. - [CHUCKLES]
"- I got the boat, queens over. - [CHUCKLES]"
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[MIKE NARRATING] Worm really has become an artist, too.
"[MIKE NARRATING] Worm really has become an artist, too."
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His technique is flawless. But his judgment is a little off.
"His technique is flawless. But his judgment is a little off."
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Flush.
"Flush."
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- Thank you very much, boys. - Hey, you were great. Great.
"- Thank you very much, boys. - Hey, you were great. Great."
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- Just because. - Forget it.
"- Just because. - Forget it."
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- Uh, two weeks. - Two weeks? Okay. Okay.
"- Uh, two weeks. - Two weeks? Okay. Okay."
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Bye.
"Bye."
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[WORM] Hey, we made good time. Wanna get breakfast?
"[WORM] Hey, we made good time. Wanna get breakfast?"
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- Yeah. I'm serious. - All right.
"- Yeah. I'm serious. - All right."
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the computer tried to delete you last week.
"the computer tried to delete you last week."
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Oh, no, I'm not back, I just...
"Oh, no, I'm not back, I just..."
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- It's good to see you. - Good to see you, too.
"- It's good to see you. - Good to see you, too."
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Um, this is Les Murphy. He's like my brother.
"Um, this is Les Murphy. He's like my brother."
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Is that Fat Greggie sitting 20-40? The game's that soft?
"Is that Fat Greggie sitting 20-40? The game's that soft?"
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Mike, we could cut this room up in an hour.
"Mike, we could cut this room up in an hour."
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Jesus. What a fuckin' waste.
"Jesus. What a fuckin' waste."
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Well, why don't you change and we'll get a cab.
"Well, why don't you change and we'll get a cab."
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And if I miss a little bit of the Mulligan meeting, just cover for me, all right?
"And if I miss a little bit of the Mulligan meeting, just cover for me, all right?"
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- So, you were nowhere near a card game. - Sweetie.
"- So, you were nowhere near a card game. - Sweetie."
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I think the most important thing is to be respectful to the judges but not obsequious.
"I think the most important thing is to be respectful to the judges but not obsequious."
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and it's got nothing to do with your punctuality.
"and it's got nothing to do with your punctuality."
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Sorry. I couldn't find a cab.
"Sorry. I couldn't find a cab."
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