Matt Damon's 1998 movie is "almost unanimously the best poker movie ever made," according to expert Darren Elias, who has to ...

One such case is the 1998 Matt Damon-led film Rounders, which explores the world of poker. Some could argue that Rounders shouldn't qualify as a sports movie because poker itself isn't really a sport.

Darren Elias, a four-time World Poker Tour champion, rates poker scenes in movies and television for realism.

Poker has always thrived in pop culture, but in 2025, it seems to take over the spotlight. Productions are rolling out ...