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The Card Counter (2021)

Coming Out at September 3, 2021 in theaters

Action, Drama, Thriller

The Card Counter is action thriller film directed and written by Paul Schrader. The film stars Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, Willem Dafoe, Ekaterina Baker, Billy Slaughter and Joel Michaely. The film primiered at September 2, 2021 on Venice Film Festival. Braxton Pope, Lauren Mann, and David Wulf are Producers on the film, with Martin Scorsese, William Olsson, Lee Broda, Ruben Islas, and Stanley Preschutti as Executive Producers.

William Tell (Oscar Isaac) is a gambler and former serviceman who sets out to reform a young man seeking revenge on a mutual enemy from their past. Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk (Tye Sheridan), 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 (Tiffany Haddish), 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. [metacritic]

Director: Paul Schrader

Writer: Paul Schrader

Stars: Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, Willem Dafoe, Ekaterina Baker, Billy Slaughter, Joel Michaely

►Cast

Willem DafoeMajor John Gordo
Oscar IsaacWilliam Tell
Tye SheridanCirk
Tiffany HaddishLa Linda
Ekaterina BakerSara
Marlon HayesPoker tournament Attendant
Billy SlaughterFiddle
Joel MichaelyRonnie
Amye GoussetJudy Baufort
Alexander BabaraMR. USA
Dylan FlashnerSergeant Hoskins
Britton WebbRoger Baufort
Bobby C. KingSlippery Joe
Alireza MirmontazeriMilitary Guard
Rob EubanksSecond Player
Joseph SingletaryInmate
Adrienne LauCrystal
Calvin WilliamsPoker Dealer
Dior ChoiLocal Newsman
Danny ChungBobby

( Read more cast details on imdb )

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