The Card Counter Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Aug. 15, 2021

The Card Counter

Release Date: Friday, September 10, 2021 Limited

Director: Paul Schrader

Starring: Oscar Isaac • Willem Dafoe • Tye Sheridan • Tiffany Haddish

R Action 1 hr, 51 m

2.9 / 5

78% WILL SEE 22% WON'T SEE

Coming Soon On Amazon

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: 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
The King of Kings, The Bourne Legacy
Willem Dafoe
The Legend Of Ochi, Nosferatu
Tye Sheridan
The Order, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Tiffany Haddish
Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Girls Trip

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

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 for The Card Counter

Jun 2021

Completed

Changed The Card Counter movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jul 2020

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Mar 2020

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Oct 2019

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Production is scheduled to begin in early 2020.

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Additional Information

Parent 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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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 Queenpins, Malignant and The Voyeurs. As a limited release, The Card Counter was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

Movie Theaters

2021-09-10 Limited

United States

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On DVD, Blu-ray / 4K

2021-11 Estimated Release DVD

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Sun., Aug. 15, 2021 2021-08-15

Added a poster to the photo gallery

Sat., Aug. 14, 2021 2021-08-14

Set the MPAA rating to R for some disturbing violence, graphic nudity, language and brief sexuality

Sun., Aug. 1, 2021 2021-08-01

Added a running time of 111 minutes

Added a poster to the photo gallery

Mon., Jul. 12, 2021 2021-07-12

Added Ruben Islas as executive producer to movie credits

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