Oscar Isaac, Willem Dafoe, Tiffany Haddish and Tye Sheridan star in this revenge-soaked thriller from Oscar-nominated writer-director Paul Schrader (First...
Oscar Isaac, Willem Dafoe, Tiffany Haddish and Tye Sheridan star in this revenge-soaked thriller from Oscar-nominated writer-director Paul Schrader (First Reformed).
William Tell (Isaac) just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk (Sheridan), 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. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell back into the darkness of his past.
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88 %228 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
42 %244 reviewsAudience score rating
"This isn’t just provocation for its own sake, it’s provocation with intent."
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Decider
Decider"Schrader has carpentered a strong and vehement film, hypnotically watchable and squalid..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"It's a supremely compelling tale leavened by its wry humour..."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"Even with (a) hint of midsection story slackness, this is still a highly controlled piece of filmmaking with an unerring command of tone."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Schrader seems altogether at ease in The Card Counter, and has found an ideal conduit in the protean, velvet-voiced Isaac..."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"So this is a movie that, of course, is about much more than poker. More to the point, it’s not really about poker at all."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"The Card Counter is... frustrating, personal, and intensely moving for its stubbornness... Schrader is still an admirably risky and furious artist."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"An inconsistent character study..."
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A.V. Club
A.V. Club"The one-note familiarity of The Card Counter ends up undermining rather than reinforcing everything we love about (Schrader's) work..."
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Paste
Paste"Schrader is in one of those late-career grooves that you always like to see from a veteran filmmaker who has something to say."
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle"Transcendent..."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"As in life, the grotesque and the beautiful exist concurrently and are each given fair weight."
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The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail"Yes, life is a prison, life is a casino. It is not, however, a movie, or at least not The Card Counter."
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Boston Globe
Boston Globe"Isaac gives a finely judged performance."
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald"The Card Counter's pacing won't be for everyone, but Schrader fans will be all-in on this gripping portrait of lament."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Paul Schrader pulls a bait-and-switch, delivering a navel-gazing drag that treats a real-life atrocity as provocative production design."
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IGN
IGNThe Card Counter | Details
- Rating
- MA15+, Strong themes and violence
- Runtime
- 111
- Genre
- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Country of origin
- UK, USA
