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The Card Counter

Name: The Card Counter
Director: Paul Schrader
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 2021-09-03
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, Willem Dafoe, Alexander Babara

2021 · 1h 52m · Drama, Thriller, Crime

IMDb 6.2 Metacritic 78

The Card Counter is a slow-burn character study that demands patience—critics loved Schrader's meticulous direction (78 on Metacritic), but general audiences found it glacial and emotionally distant (6.2 on IMDb). Watch it tonight only if you're in the mood for arthouse noir; skip it if you want something that'll grip you.

Plot

William Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk.

Director: Paul Schrader

Cast: Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, Willem Dafoe, Alexander Babara

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