Ratner tries to raise the money for his debts but as his debtors interfere with his bets and the opal’s value turns out to be insufficient, he faces a one-way street to a very bad place. He runs a jewelry store and believes that the gem can fetch him a princely sum he can use to pay off a deadly loan shark and his henchmen.īut he allows an NBA star to borrow the opal for good luck before a game and struggles to get it back. However, following the poker boom in the early 2000s, Rounders became a cult hit and deservedly gained the title of the best poker movie of all time.
Bad luck follows a black opal that lands in the hands of gambling addict Howard Ratner. Are there any poker movies that are worthwhile watching Rounders (1998) Rounders was released in September 1998 to mixed reviews and enjoyed moderate success.
