The Card Player

The Card Player

A serial killer with a vice for Video Poker

Directed by Dario Argento

Produced by Opera Film (II), Medusa Film

2004103 min4.4 / 10

A dark, high-stakes thriller built on the torture of forced complicity, where a cop must play a killer's game to prevent graphic violence against helpless victims.

Policewoman Anna Mari is forced to play a dangerous game with the title serial killer. If she loses, she witnesses the maniac's tortured victims having their throats cut in explicit close-up detail via webcam. She teams up with British cop John Brennan to find out the identity of the murderer.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Card Player scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is The Card Player violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.

  • Is The Card Player easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is The Card Player one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 85% of films.

  • Does The Card Player end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Card Player sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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7/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity16

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like The Card Player, and what each one shares →

Like The Card Player

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Card Player

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Card Player, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Card Player, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Card Player, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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