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A Balasaur Score of 39 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 3%, Metacritic 35/100. Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do. Most of the 2,356 2000s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 25m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes3%
Metacritic35/100
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
79 audience votes
Key crew
- Gil Cates Jr.Director
- Marc WeinstockScreenplay
- Gil Cates Jr.Screenplay
- Peter RafelsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Burt ReynoldsTommy Vinson
- Bret HarrisonAlex Stillman
- Shannon ElizabethMichelle
- Maria MasonHelen Vinson
- Gary GrubbsMr. Stillman
- Caroline McKinleyMrs. Stillman
- Charles DurningCharlie Adler
- Brandon Ray OliveBen Thomas
- Jennifer TillyKaren "Razor" Jones
- Jon EyezMike 'Double Diamond' Jackson
- J.D. EvermoreTex Button
- Mike SextonHimself
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Themes
pokerrestartcall girlcompetitionmentorconfidencelosergainturniermoneyillegal prostitution