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Deal

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Tommy Vinson (Burt Reynolds), a former cardsharp, gave up poker years ago when his wife threatened to leave him. Tommy finds a way to get back in the game when he meets Alex Stillman (Bret Harrison), an up-and-coming player who still has a lot to learn. He strikes a bargain with Alex; he will pay the expensive entry fees to major tournaments if Alex will follow Tommy's instructions to the letter. However, a Las Vegas call-girl (Shannon Elizabeth) soon threatens their profitable relationship.

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Employing multiple cinematic clichés and milking stale performances, Deal proves inadequate for even the lowly regarded poker movie genre.

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Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper 04/28/2008
They've got to do something else with these poker movies. Go to Full Review Mark Olsen Los Angeles Times 04/25/2008
1/5
Reynolds doesn't convey any of the lightning bolt insouciance that made him arguably the greatest movie star of the '70s and '80s (really) but rather just stands there. Go to Full Review Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter 04/25/2008
Success isn't in the cards for this plodding poker drama. Go to Full Review Kelly Vance East Bay Express 04/28/2011
An embarrassingly toothless and endlessly boring story about characters we barely get to know doing things that are more exciting than they make it seem. Go to Full Review Dave White Movies.com 04/04/2011
0/5
Mike Scott Times-Picayune 10/09/2009
2/4
As a piece of entertainment, it's like being dealt a pair of twos: You could certainly do worse, but ... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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bryan b @heybryan 05/23/2021 Unremarkable poker movie with all the clichés you would expect. See more 12/16/2020 Employing multiple cinematic cliches and milking stale performances, "Deal" proves inadequate for even the lowly regarded poker movie genre. See more 10/18/2014 I'm a fan of poker movies and I go easy on them I liked it it was cheesy it was predictable but it was fun and the poker scenes were decent some of them were good an overall decent film Grade B See more 02/09/2014 Deal lacks the pace and charm of Rounders, which is a superior sports film. Deal looks and feels low budget which works against it. If it were a poker hand i'd fold no second guessing. See more 09/02/2013 shallow poker movie... See more 05/21/2013 It's called Deal. It's a movie about Texas Hold'em. Big surprise. The movie was good, I suppose. It didn't suck anyway. I liked the ending, it was predictable - but it was the ending I wanted so all was right with the world. ;) See more Read all reviews
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Gil Cates Jr.

Director

Burt Reynolds

Tommy Vinson

Bret Harrison

Alex Stillman

Shannon Elizabeth

Michelle

Charles Durning

Charlie Adler

Jennifer Tilly

Karen 'Razor' Jones

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Synopsis Tommy Vinson (Burt Reynolds), a former cardsharp, gave up poker years ago when his wife threatened to leave him. Tommy finds a way to get back in the game when he meets Alex Stillman (Bret Harrison), an up-and-coming player who still has a lot to learn. He strikes a bargain with Alex; he will pay the expensive entry fees to major tournaments if Alex will follow Tommy's instructions to the letter. However, a Las Vegas call-girl (Shannon Elizabeth) soon threatens their profitable relationship.
Director
Gil Cates Jr.
Producer
Marc Weinstock, Michael Arata, Steve Austin
Screenwriter
Gil Cates Jr., Marc Weinstock
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Seven Arts Pictures, TAG Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Brief Drug Use)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 25, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$57.2K
Runtime
1h 28m
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