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The Card Player

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2004 ·1h 43m · ★ 4.4 (233)

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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Director

Dario Argento Dario Argento
22 horror films in catalog
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The Bird with the Crystal Plumage 1970
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
57
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
33
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
43
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
50
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
14
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
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Serial KillerSlasher

Content Warnings

Taboo ContentDehumanizationTorture
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TMDB Keywords

card playinggamblingitalianonline gamblingpolicesnuffvideo pokerwhodunit

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