

The Card Counter
He's Playing the Hand He Was Dealt.
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.
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6.1/10
1,140 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $5M
- Language
- English
- casino
- gambling
- motel
- iraq
- military prison
- flashback
- revenge
- murder
- atlantic city
- torture
- poker game
- biting
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Behind the camera
Director
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Produced in
Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America
Where to watch
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereTelluride Film Festival5 Sept 2021
- TheatricalR10 Sept 2021
- Digital / OTTR30 Nov 2021
- PhysicalRBlu-ray & DVD14 Dec 2021
- Digital / OTTRHBO Max10 Jun 2022
- TVRHBO11 Jun 2022
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical155 Nov 2021
United Arab EmiratesAE
- Theatrical15+9 Sept 2021
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMA15+Sydney Film Festival3 Nov 2021
- TheatricalMA15+2 Dec 2021
CanadaCA
- Theatrical14A10 Sept 2021
- PremiereRCinefest Sudbury26 Sept 2021
- TVRSuper Écran1 Jan 2022
ArmeniaAM
- PremiereGolden Apricot International Film Festival4 Oct 2021
AustriaAT
- PremiereViennale22 Oct 2021
BelgiumBE
- Premiere16Film Festival Gent13 Oct 2021
- Theatrical22 Dec 2021
BrazilBR
- Digital / OTT14VOD19 May 2022
- Digital / OTTGloboplay 22 Oct 2022
- TV16Telecine22 Oct 2022
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical24 Sept 2021
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-165 Nov 2021
FranceFR
- PremiereDeauville American Film Festival6 Sept 2021
- PremiereLa Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival16 Oct 2021
- TheatricalTP29 Dec 2021
- Physical10DVD & Blu-Ray20 Apr 2022
Frequently asked questions
The Card Counter was released on 3 September 2021.
Audience reviews
6- S5/10
Steveb29
10/3/2021
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.⭐⭐⭐
- U4/10
ummagumma
12/4/2021
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 unstable man then decides, as any guy in his early 20's when propositioned to be escorted across country in a car by a virtual stranger as a Pi…
- M7/10
Manuel São Bento
12/15/2021
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. The actor ends his remarkable year interpreting a complex, mysterious character with who viewers must connect in order to truly enjoy Pau…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
3/27/2022
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 encounters a young man "Cirk" (Tye Sheridan) with whom he has something in common - both men have suffered at the hands of his former CO "Gordo" …
- T1/10
tmdb28039023
8/28/2022
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’ over 'showing.’ One would think that the dude who’s written or co-written arguably the top four Martin Scorsese films could come up …
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