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Deal

2008 · 1h 25m · PG-13 Comedy, Drama
Directed by Gil Cates Jr.

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Overview

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.

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3%
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They've got to do something else with these poker movies.

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten

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.

Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
Rotten

Success isn't in the cards for this plodding poker drama.

Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten

Deal could use a touch of the slickness that's making the blackjack drama 21 such a greasy hit.

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Rotten

A product of the recent poker craze, this can't compare with the movie that helped launch it, John Dahl's tense Rounders.

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

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