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The Card Player

2004 · 103 min

A grim, suspenseful cat-and-mouse game that keeps you on edge with its webcam deaths and poker duels, though it feels more clinical than visceral.

Directed by: Dario Argento
Genres: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Starring: Stefania Rocca, Liam Cunningham, Silvio Muccino

Tagline: A serial killer with a vice for Video Poker
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Dario Argento
Genres: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Starring: Stefania Rocca, Liam Cunningham, Silvio Muccino

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
violence
crime
deception
justice
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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