Most Rewatchable Scene
The train poker game is selected twice; the first Gondorff-Hooker meeting is another explicit favorite. The opening con, roulette loss, counterfeit handoff, train setup, fake race, revenge exchange, Salino reveal, and final con are additional nominees.
In the discussion (12)
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- The opening switch with Luther is nominated as a strong opening con.
- The train stretch combining Lonnegan’s pickpocketing, card tricks, gin trick, and poker game is nominated as one long sequence. — Bill Simmons
- Hooker immediately losing his winnings at roulette is included despite an objection that the bet is implausible. — Bill Simmons
- Hooker paying Snyder with counterfeit money is nominated.
- The poker game is selected for Newman’s comic drunk performance and the four-jack cheat.
- Hooker apparently offering to double-cross Gondorff is nominated for making the audience question the con. — Bill Simmons
- The fake Blue Note race is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Gondorff and Hooker’s exchange about revenge being for suckers is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Salino’s reveal as the assassin and death are nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The final con, fake shootings, and Hooker declining his share are nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The poker game is explicitly selected by two participants. — Chris Ryan
- Gondorff and Hooker’s first meeting, with hungover Gondorff and their verbal sparring, is selected as another favorite. — Chris Ryan