The Card Counter Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Aug. 15, 2021

The Card Counter

Release Date: Friday, September 10, 2021 Limited

Willem Dafoe, Oscar Isaac, Tye Sheridan, Paul Schrader, Tiffany Haddish, Lauren Mann, Braxton Pope, William Olsson, Ruben Islas, Lee Broda, Elsa Ramo, Kathryn M. Moseley, Tiffany Boyle

R Action 1 hr, 51 m

2.9

78% WILL SEE

22% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

William Tell, a gambler and former serviceman, just wants to play cards but 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. Gaining backing from mysterious gambling financier La Linda, Tell takes Cirk with him on the road, going from casino to casino until the unlikely trio set their sights on winning the World Series of poker in Las Vegas. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell back into the darkness of his past.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Card Counter.

Oscar Isaac
Dune, The King of Kings
Willem Dafoe
Nosferatu, Finding Nemo 3D
Tye Sheridan
The Order, Ready Player One
Tiffany Haddish
Bad Boys: Ride or Die, The Secret Life of Pets 2

Crew Behind the Film

The The Card Counter behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Paul Schrader last directed The Master Gardener and First Reformed. The film's writer Paul Schrader last wrote The Master Gardener and There Are No Saints.

Director: Paul Schrader
Screenwriter: Paul Schrader
Producers: Lauren Mann
Braxton Pope

Studios: Focus Features
Production Company: Sodium Fox

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for some disturbing violence, graphic nudity, language and brief sexuality
Runtime: 1 hr, 51 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Official The Card Counter movie trailers and clips.

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Production Details

What we know about the The Card Counter movie production.

Key Facts

Focus Features will distribute the film in the U.S. and Universal Pictures International will distribute internationally (7/16/2020).

Production Updates

Jun 2021

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Jul 2020

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Mar 2020

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Oct 2019

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Production is scheduled to begin in early 2020.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Card Counter was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, September 10, 2021. There were 20 other movies released on the same date, including Malignant, Queenpins and The Voyeurs. As a limited release, The Card Counter was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

United States

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