Directed by John Dahl Written by David Levien   Brian Koppelman   Cast Matt Damon ... Mike McDermott Gretchen Mol ... Jo John Malkovich ... Teddy KGB Paul Cicero ... Russian Thug Ray Iannicelli ... Kenny John Turturro ... Joey Knish Merwin Goldsmith ... Sy Sonny Zito ... Tony Josh Mostel ... Zagosh Mal Z. Lawrence ... Irving Lenny Clarke ... Savino Peter Yoshida ... Henry Lin Jay Boryea ... Russian Thug #2 Lenny Venito ... Moogie Martin Landau ... Abe Petrovsky Richard Mawe ... Professor Eisen Michael Lombard ... D.A. Shields Tom Aldredge ... Judge Marinacci Beeson Carroll ... Judge Kaplan E. Matthew Yavne ... Professor Green (as Matthew Yavne) Edward Norton ... Worm Erik LaRay Harvey ... Roy (as Eric LaRay Harvey) Dominic Marcus ... Dowling Brian Anthony Wilson ... Derald George Kmeck ... Prison Guard Joseph Parisi ... Property Guard (as Joe Parisi) Melina Kanakaredes ... Barbara Kohl Sudduth ... Wagner Charlie Matthes ... Birch Hank Jacobs ... Steiny Chris Messina ... Higgins Famke Janssen ... Petra Michael Ryan Segal ... Griggs Kerry O'Malley ... Kelly Slava Schoot ... Roman Goran Visnjic ... Maurice Michael Rispoli ... Grama Michele Zanes ... Taj Dealer Allan Havey ... Guberman Joey Vega ... Freddy Face (as Joe Vega) Neal Hemphill ... Claude Vernon E. Jordan Jr. ... Judge McKinnon Johnny Chan ... Johnny Chan (as Jon C. Chan) Lisa Gorlitsky ... Sherry John Di Benedetto ... LaRossa Nicole Brier ... Sunshine Bill Camp ... Eisenberg Tony Hoty ... Taki Mario Mendoza ... Zizzo Joe Zaloom ... Cronos Sal Richards ... Johnny Gold Josh Pais ... Weitz John Joseph Gallagher ... Bartender Adam LeFevre ... Sean Frye P.J. Brown ... Vitter David Zayas ... Osborne Michael Arkin ... Bear Murphy Guyer ... Detweiler Alan Davidson ... Cabbie Uncredited Cast Angelis Alexandris ... Card Player Akiko Ashley ... Hooker Dar Billingham ... Cocktail Waitress Marcelline Block ... Law Student Tim Carr ... Cardsharp Salvatore Cavaliere ... State Trooper Hans Cozzens ... Card Player Brian Donahue ... State Trooper Bill Golodner ... Russian Thug Michael Griffith ... Broke Gambler Jason Hale ... College Student Roberto Lopez ... Card Player Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas ... Guy George F. Miller ... Prison Guard Robert Sean Miller ... State Trooper Natasha Pavlovich ... Hostess Maria Soccor ... Atlantic City Call Girl Vinny Vella ... Card Player at KGB's Produced by Bobby Cohen   Ted Demme   Tracy Falco   Christopher Goode   Kerry Orent   Joel Stillerman   Bob Weinstein   Harvey Weinstein   Original Music by Christopher Young

Additional Info Premiere: September 04, 1998 Theatrical Release: September 11, 1998 DVD Release: February 09, 1999 Blu-ray Release: August 23, 2011 Country: Distributor: Paramount Studios Websites: Production Companies Miramax Spanky Pictures Distributors Miramax   (1998) (USA) (theatrical) Buena Vista Home Entertainment   (1999) (USA) (DVD) Buena Vista Home Video   (1999) (USA) (VHS) Buena Vista Home Video   (2002) (USA) (VHS) Miramax   (1999) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Miramax   (2004) (USA) (DVD) Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment   (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.0 / 10 Our Rating 6.6 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.6 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,150 / 20,725 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 1 total rating Average 2 total ratings Site Ranking #1,146 Conan The Barbarian (1982) #1,147 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) #1,148 Scream 3 (2000) #1,149 Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) #1,150 Rounders (1998) #1,151 Underworld: Awakening (2012) #1,152 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) #1,153 Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) #1,154 F9: The Fast Saga (2021)