Overview:
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. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell back into the darkness of his past.| Status: | Released (2021-09-03) |
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| Awards: | 3 wins & 22 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $2,657,850 |
| Screen: | Paul Schrader |
| Productions: | Redline Entertainment, LB Entertainment, Enriched Media Group, One Two Twenty Entertainment, Saturn Streaming, Astrakan Film AB, Grandave Capital |
| Production Countries: | Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 25072: Oscar Isaac - William Tell
- 1230868: Tiffany Haddish - La Linda
- 1034681: Tye Sheridan - Cirk
- 5293: Willem Dafoe - Gordo
- 1723573: Alexander Babara - Mr. USA
- 191377: Bobby C. King - Slippery Joe
- 2860533: Ekaterina Baker - Sara
Crews
- 3042084: Justin Hazen Williams - Set Decoration - Art
- 2711274: Lisa Madonna - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 2079737: Giancarlo Vulcano - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 3173941: Megan Gorley - Key Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 1955729: Beau Emory - ADR Mixer - Sound
- 2058415: Colin Rogers - Foley Mixer - Sound
- 1431581: Steven M. Blasini - Visual Effects Supervisor - Visual Effects
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I had a little trouble following the story, and I thought it was somewhat dark. I am sure there is an audience for this kind of production, but I struggled to make it to the end. On the plus side, Oscar Isaac did a good job portraying his part.⭐⭐⭐
Continue reading ->ummagumma
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A confused mess... Spoilers towards the end are flagged. The main storyline is only driven by a strange decision by an older man to invite an obviously mentally unstable 20 something year old man on an all expenses paid road trip across America... For reasons, the mentally unstabl ....
Continue reading ->Manuel São Bento
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FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/the-card-counter-spoiler-free-review "The Card Counter is a protagonist-driven narrative focused on a hauntingly captivating redemption arc intensely elevated by an exceptional lead performance from Oscar Isaac. T ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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I'm not quite sure what I was expecting - but this rather meandering drama left me leaving the cinema asking what or whom this film was for? Oscar Isaac ("William Tell") is a gambler - a successful, under the radar kind of fellow - with a military past steeped in trauma. He encounter ....
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It’s fitting that The Card Counter’s protagonist’s last name is Tell. Not because he has one (as played by Oscar Isaac, he doesn’t have a poker face so much as he is perennially inexpressive), but because writer/director Paul Schrader (unusually phoning it in) lazily favors ‘telling’ ....
Continue reading ->badelf
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A quintessentially Paul Schrader-esque movie. It certainly is not everyone's cup of tea. It's very dark and it's all in the head. Having friends, though, who survived Vietnam and another who still suffers PTSD from Iraq, I rather enjoyed this psychological drama. It brings a sense of ....
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