The Card Counter (2021)
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- R
- 1h 51min
- Crime, Drama
- 10 Sep 2021 (USA)
- Movie
William Tell is an ex-military interrogator living under the radar as a low-stakes gambler. When he encounters a young man looking to commit revenge against a mutual enemy, he takes him on the casino circuit to set him on a new path.
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Awards:
- 3 wins & 22 nominations.
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Complete, Cast awaiting verification
| Oscar Isaac | ... |
William Tell
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| Tiffany Haddish | ... |
La Linda
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| Tye Sheridan | ... |
Cirk
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| Willem Dafoe | ... |
Gordo
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| Alexander Babara | ... |
Mr. USA
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| Bobby C. King | ... |
Slippery Joe
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| Ekaterina Baker | ... |
Sara
(as Kat Baker)
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| Bryan Truong | ... |
Minnesota
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| Dylan Flashner | ... |
Sergeant Hoskins
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| Adrienne Lau | ... |
Crystal
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| Joel Michaely | ... |
Ronnie
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| Rachel Michiko Whitney | ... |
Nancy
(as Rachel Whitney)
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Muhsin Fliah | ... |
Civilian Translator
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| Joseph Singletary | ... |
Inmate
(as Joseph Singletary III)
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| Kirill Sheynerman | ... |
Prison Guard
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| Amia Edwards | ... |
Tournament Clerk
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| Britton Webb | ... |
Roger Baufort
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| Amye Gousset | ... |
Judy Baufort
(as Amye Bousset)
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Dior Choi | ... |
Local Newsman
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| Billy Slaughter | ... |
Lackey #1
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| Shane LeCocq | ... |
Lackey #2
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| Olivia Peck | ... |
MP
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| Rob Eubanks | ... |
Second Player
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April Alsbury | ... |
Casino Patron / Tournament Audience (uncredited)
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Mike Aston | ... |
Pit Boss / Dealer (uncredited)
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Lucky Belcamino | ... |
Lucky (uncredited)
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William Buster Benefield | ... |
Poker Player (uncredited)
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Michael Biss | ... |
Arms Dealer / Poker Player (uncredited)
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Jayden Braddock | ... |
Casino Patron (uncredited)
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| John Ceallach | ... |
PSYOPS Soldier (uncredited)
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| Danny Chung | ... |
Bobby (uncredited)
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| Marcqus Clark | ... |
Millionaire Poker Player (uncredited)
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Luca De Massis | ... |
Prisoner (uncredited)
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| Douglas DeLisle | ... |
Poker Player (uncredited)
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Craig Deroche | ... |
Prisoner (uncredited)
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Jeremy Howard | ... |
Poker Player (uncredited)
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| Hassel Kromer | ... |
World Poker Tournament Card Dealer (uncredited)
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| Don Lay | ... |
World Tournament Card Player (uncredited)
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| Lamar Lott | ... |
Pit Boss (uncredited)
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Charles J. McLean | ... |
Prisoner (uncredited)
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| Alireza Mirmontazeri | ... |
Military Guard (uncredited)
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| Skylar Neale | ... |
Military Prisoner (uncredited)
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Sherri Piper | ... |
Casino Patron (uncredited)
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Nita Procell | ... |
Card Player (uncredited)
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| Fran Robertson | ... |
Casino Patron (uncredited)
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| Brittney Souther | ... |
Female Prison Guard (uncredited)
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| Joey Traywick | ... |
Prisoner (uncredited)
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| Alfonzo Walker | ... |
Casino Security Officer (uncredited)
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Marcus Wayne | ... |
Card Dealer (uncredited)
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| Calvin Williams | ... |
Poker Dealer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Paul Schrader | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Paul Schrader | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Carte Blanche | ... | executive producer |
| Catherine Boily | ... | executive producer |
| Tiffany Boyle | ... | executive producer |
| Lee Broda | ... | executive producer |
| James T. Bruce IV | ... | co-executive producer |
| Philip Burgin | ... | executive producer (as Philip H Burgin) |
| Andrea Chung | ... | co-producer |
| Anders Erdén | ... | executive producer |
| Santosh Govindaraju | ... | executive producer |
| Patrick Hibler | ... | executive producer |
| Ruben Islas | ... | executive producer |
| Joseph Lanius | ... | co-executive producer |
| Nadine Luque | ... | executive producer |
| Lauren Mann | ... | producer (produced by) (p.g.a.) |
| Martin McCabe | ... | executive producer |
| Joel Michaely | ... | executive producer |
| Kathryn M. Moseley | ... | executive producer (as Kathryn Moseley) |
| Patrick Muldoon | ... | executive producer |
| Mitch Oliver | ... | executive producer |
| William Olsson | ... | executive producer |
| Braxton Pope | ... | producer (produced by) (p.g.a.) |
| Stanley Preschutti | ... | executive producer |
| Elsa Ramo | ... | executive producer |
| John Read | ... | co-producer |
| Jeff Rice | ... | executive producer |
| Jason Rose | ... | executive producer |
| Martin Scorsese | ... | executive producer |
| Mick Southworth | ... | executive producer |
| Kyle Stroud | ... | executive producer |
| James Swarbrick | ... | executive producer |
| Elton Tsang | ... | executive producer |
| Ken Whitney | ... | executive producer |
| Liz Whitney | ... | executive producer |
| David M. Wulf | ... | producer (produced by) (p.g.a.) |
Music by
| Robert Levon Been | ... | (music composed by) |
| Giancarlo Vulcano | ... | (music composed by) |
Cinematography by
| Alexander Dynan | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Benjamin Rodriguez Jr. | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Michael Bartolomeo | ... | assistant editor |
| Jim Gardner | ... | finishing executive: Company 3 |
| Margaret Lewis | ... | finishing producer: Company 3 / head of production: Company 3 |
| Tim Masick | ... | colorist: Company 3 |
| Joe Monge | ... | finishing producer: Company 3 |
| Dan Olsen | ... | on-line editor: Cosmic |
| Alene Padilla-Tiller | ... | first assistant editor |
| Melina Smith | ... | color assistant: Company 3 |
| Stefan Sonnenfeld | ... | executive producer: Company 3 |
Casting By
| Susan Shopmaker | ||
Production Design by
| Ashley Fenton | ||
Art Direction by
| Christine Brandt | ||
Set Decoration by
| Mary Goodson | ||
| Chere Theriot | ||
Costume Design by
| Lisa Madonna | ||
Makeup Department
| Precious Dorhan | ... | hair stylist: Tiffany Haddish |
| Megan Gorley | ... | key makeup artist |
| Kathy Mills Lynch | ... | hair department head (as Kathy Lynch) |
| Ryan McCormick | ... | makeup department head |
| Molly Moonanne Sanders | ... | key hair stylist (as Molly Sanders) |
| Dionne Wynn | ... | makeup artist: Tiffany Haddish |
Production Management
| John Foss | ... | production supervisor |
| Jake Van Wagoner | ... | unit production manager |
| Micah Young | ... | post-production supervisor (as Micah O. Young) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Martin Jedlicka | ... | first assistant director |
| Eric S. Johnston | ... | second assistant director |
| MarSchelle Walker | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
| Michael Bernard | ... | gang boss |
| Sam Birdsong | ... | set dresser |
| Michael Blank | ... | greensman |
| John Carchetta | ... | on set dresser |
| Chase Coleman | ... | leadman |
| Chad Davis | ... | lead scenic |
| Dillon Ellefson | ... | construction coordinator |
| Chris Finney | ... | graphic designer |
| Murray Foretich | ... | set dresser |
| Bonnie Goodson | ... | scenic painter |
| Jeremy Grannan | ... | greensman |
| Claire Gryce | ... | on-set dresser |
| Brooks Johnson | ... | set dresser |
| Jacob Kirkwood | ... | set dresser |
| Janette Luttrell | ... | assistant property master |
| Kelly D. Mills | ... | property master |
| Kevin S. Mitchell | ... | prop maker |
| Hunter Nelson | ... | set dresser |
| Caleb Rimmer | ... | set dresser |
| Layne Robinson | ... | construction foreman |
| Angela Gail Schroeder | ... | buyer (as Angela Schroeder) |
| Robert St. Laurent | ... | property master |
| Julie Toche | ... | set dresser |
| Selina van den Brink | ... | leadman |
| Dwain Walters | ... | prop maker (as Dwain Walter) |
| Justin Williams | ... | set dresser |
| Kristopher Zamora | ... | scenic foreman (as Kris Zamora) |
| Dayton Douglass | ... | leadman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Gary C. Bourgeois | ... | atmos mixer (as Gary Bourgeois) |
| Tim Chilton | ... | foley/adr mixer |
| Luis Cota | ... | boom operator |
| Martin Czembor | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jed M. Dodge | ... | foley artist |
| Beau Emory | ... | foley/adr mixer |
| Lorenzo Gutierez | ... | mix assistant |
| Jared Jaynes | ... | boom operator |
| Jevon Johnson | ... | mix assistant |
| Michael McMenomy | ... | sound editor |
| Antony Metaxakis | ... | foley artist |
| Jared Orlando | ... | mix assistant |
| Kyle Rochlin | ... | foley/adr mixer |
| Colin Rogers | ... | foley/adr mixer |
| Joe Sanchez | ... | production sound mixer |
| Stella Valente | ... | foley artist |
| Ben Wilkins | ... | re-recording mixer / sound supervisor |
| Dane Butler | ... | adr mixer: Chez Boom Audio (uncredited) |
| Tony Solis | ... | additional re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Bennique Blasini | ... | visual effects supervisor: BFX Image Works |
| Steven M. Blasini | ... | visual effects supervisor: BFX Image Works |
| Ben Burrell | ... | visual effects supervisor: Cosmic |
| Reed Eriksson | ... | visual effects artist: Cosmic |
| Cameron Gradner | ... | concept design: Cosmic (as Cameron Gardner) |
| Stephen Shimek | ... | visual effects artist: Cosmic (as Steve Shimek) |
| Van Ling | ... | visual effects consultant: BFX Image Works (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Jonathan Arthur | ... | stunt double: Tell |
| Jawed Berni | ... | stunts: Iraqi Prisoner (as Jawed El Berni) |
| Adam Horwitz | ... | stunts: Iraqi Prisoner |
| Brian Philpot | ... | stunts: MP |
| Daniel Rivett | ... | stunts: MP (as Daniel Rivette) |
| Dano Rivs | ... | stunt performer (as Daniel Rivette) |
| Joseph Singletary | ... | stunts: inmate |
| Ned Yousef | ... | stunts: Iraqi Prisoner |
| Nicolas Bosc | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
| Adam Rivette | ... | assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| T.J. Alston | ... | gaffer (as TJ Alston) |
| Timothée Arene | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Balz Biellmann | ... | dolly grip |
| Stephen Culpepper | ... | electric |
| Ian Edwards | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Joe Englebrecht | ... | grip |
| Francisco Gonzales | ... | electric |
| Mike Grace | ... | electric |
| Everett Grant | ... | electric |
| Heidi Hartwig | ... | still photographer |
| Nat Hernandez | ... | best boy electric |
| Bill Hilferty | ... | key grip |
| Brooke Jagneaux | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Brook Jagenaux) / first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Brook Jagenaux) |
| Key grip Kevin Kennedy | ... | key grip (as Kevin Kennedy) |
| Jack Khorram | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Bradley Martin | ... | electric |
| Sean McCallister | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Nick Müller | ... | camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator |
| Ron Nix | ... | dolly grip |
| Jaim O'Neil | ... | gaffer |
| Ric Okoniewski | ... | electric |
| Nathaniel Pinheiro | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Sam Reed | ... | grip |
| Samuel Reed | ... | grip |
| Matt Reilly | ... | electric |
| Ricky Ruiz | ... | grip |
| Nick Santos | ... | grip |
| Tom Sarvello | ... | best boy grip |
| Patrick Scanlon | ... | camera utility |
| Ben Schwartz | ... | video recording consultant |
| John Allen Smith | ... | grip |
| Ryan Watson | ... | best boy grip |
| Jordan Whaley | ... | electric |
| Steve Acheson | ... | camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited) |
| Keagan Fuller | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Shawn Steven Jones | ... | additional grip (uncredited) |
| Michael D. Kennedy | ... | remote head operator (uncredited) |
| Teddy Smith | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Cher Foley | ... | extras casting |
| Matthew Morgan | ... | casting: Mississippi |
| Emily Fleischer | ... | casting associate (uncredited) |
| Brandy Goleman | ... | additional extras casting (uncredited) |
| Ron Goleman | ... | additional extras casting (uncredited) |
| Terry Prather | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Urbanie Lamas | ... | costume supervisor |
| Racon McCarter Jr. | ... | wardrobe production assistant |
| Tatiana Valentin | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Will Godfrey | ... | location production assistant |
| Scott Hanson | ... | assistant location manager |
| John Read | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Tessa Angus | ... | engineered by |
| Robert Levon Been | ... | engineered by / score produced by / songs and lyrics by |
| Roman Molino Dunn | ... | engineered by |
| Dan Evans Farkas | ... | music editor (as Dan Farkas) |
| S.G. Goodman | ... | additional vocals by |
| Dina Juntila | ... | music supervisor |
| Jake McGuire | ... | engineered by |
| David Palmer | ... | additional musician / additional score programming and production / engineered by |
| Gillian Rivers | ... | additional musician |
| Jesse Russell | ... | additional compositions by / additional musician / engineered by / score produced by |
| Giancarlo Vulcano | ... | additional compositions by / additional musician |
| Amir Hossein Elyaszadeh | ... | musician (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Penny Johnson | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Maurice Arrington | ... | driver |
| Ernest Clausell | ... | driver |
| Clara Hopson | ... | driver |
| Mike Hopson | ... | transportation captain |
| Kenny Lewis | ... | driver |
| Brett Miller | ... | transportation coordinator |
| George Mills | ... | driver |
| Jack Prince | ... | transportation captain |
| Melissa Stewart | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Carolina Abrego | ... | office production assistant |
| Matt Baker | ... | international sales and distribution: HanWay Films |
| Sean Beck | ... | set production assistant |
| Becky Benton | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Ashley Carlin | ... | post production accountant |
| Eric Carney | ... | animal wrangler |
| Jay Catlett | ... | assistant: Oscar Isaac |
| Isabela Cupstid | ... | craft service production assistant: Sea Salt and Vine |
| Marie Cupstid | ... | craft service: Sea Salt and Vine |
| David Dupaix | ... | production accountant |
| Xavier DuPriest | ... | key set production assistant |
| Stephen Eng | ... | paymaster |
| Rachel Fox | ... | caterer: Sea Salt and Vine |
| Tom Franklin | ... | poker advisor (as Captain Tom Franklin) |
| Gerry Grennell | ... | coach pre production |
| Tom Grievson | ... | international sales and distribution: HanWay Films |
| Ronan Hagarty | ... | assistant: Mr. Schrader |
| Kent Hamilton | ... | insurance agent: Front Row Insurance Brokers |
| Eric Harbert | ... | legal representative: Foresight Media, Raskin Law |
| Carly Harrison | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Freddie Hatchett | ... | legal representative: Foresight Media, Lee & Thompson |
| Shelby Hennessy | ... | assistant craft service: Sea Salt and Vine |
| Jamie Hill | ... | animal wrangler (as Jamie Stimach) |
| Tamika Hunter | ... | stand-in |
| Joe Imburgio | ... | assistant: Mr. Schrader |
| Andrew Kea | ... | set production assistant |
| Ivan Kelava | ... | international sales and distribution: HanWay Films |
| Justin Kelly | ... | international sales and distribution: HanWay Films |
| Elizabeth Kormanova | ... | international sales & distribution: HanWay Films |
| Susan Kremer Jones | ... | caterer: Sea Salt and Vine |
| Rebecca Kremer Kajdan | ... | caterer: Sea Salt and Vine |
| Mark Lane | ... | international sales and distribution: HanWay Films |
| Nicole Mackey | ... | international sales and distribution: HanWay Films |
| Bailey McLean | ... | office production assistant |
| Damian McParland | ... | legal representative: Foresight Media, Lee & Thompson |
| Sean Murdock | ... | assistant to the producers |
| Ryan V. Murphy | ... | assistant: Kyle Stroud |
| Jill Nunley | ... | travel coordinator |
| Montana Peterson | ... | production coordinator |
| Terry Prather | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Nashin Rahman | ... | production coordinator |
| Rickey Read | ... | security |
| Pamela Rikkers | ... | clearances |
| Danny Rivera | ... | security: Tiffany Haddish |
| Raegan Robinson | ... | office production assistant |
| Brian Seale | ... | medic |
| Austin Sheridan | ... | assistant: Tye Sheridan |
| Gabe Smith | ... | medic |
| Savanna Smith | ... | set production assistant |
| Garin Sparks | ... | medic |
| Joe Stapleton | ... | poker consultant |
| Marie Gabrielle Stewart | ... | international sales and distribution: HanWay Films (as Marie-Gabrielle Stewart) |
| Frank Sung | ... | cardistry consultant: Mr. Isaac |
| Sam Tatton-Brown | ... | legal representative: Foresight Media, Lee & Thompson |
| Peter Watson | ... | international sales and distribution: HanWay Films |
| Trey Wilson | ... | key set production assistant |
| Max Yampolsky | ... | researcher: USDB |
| Grayson Alderman | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Joseph Lanius | ... | production legal (uncredited) |
| Stevi Ann Nguyen | ... | assistant: Lee Broda (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Nicholas Donnermeyer | ... | special thanks |
| David Gonzales | ... | the producers wish to thank: Domestic Sales |
Production Companies
- Focus Features
- LB Entertainment (in association with)
- Astrakan Film AB
- Bona Film Group
- Convergent Media
- Convergent Media.
- Enriched Media Group
- HanWay Films
- One Two Twenty Entertainment
- Redline Entertainment (II)
Distributors
- Focus Features (2021) (United States) (theatrical)
- A Really Happy Film (2021) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- ADS Service (2021) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Belga Films (2021) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Bir Film (2021) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Cine Canibal (2022) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Condor (2021) (France) (theatrical)
- Distribution Workshop (2021) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Filmfinity (2021) (South Africa) (theatrical)
- Forum Film (2021) (Israel) (theatrical)
- Independent Films (2021) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Lucky Red (2021) (Italy) (theatrical)
- M2 Films (2021) (Poland) (theatrical)
- NOS Audiovisuais (2021) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2021) (Cyprus) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2021) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2021) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2021) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- VVS Films (2021) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Volga (2021) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Volga (2021) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
- Weltkino Filmverleih (2022) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Film1 (2022) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2021) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East, North Africa and Iran)
- Leonine Studios (2022) (Germany) (DVD) (release through)
- Studio Distribution Services (SDS) (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray) (through)
- Studio Distribution Services (SDS) (2021) (United States) (DVD) (through)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2021) (United States) (DVD)
- Weltkino Filmverleih (2022) (Germany) (DVD) (and Blu-ray)
Special Effects
- Cosmic (visual effects)
- BFX Image Works (additional visual effects)
Other Companies
- AP Images (photographs and footage courtesy of)
- ARRI Rental (camera equipment provided by)
- Back Lot Music (soundtrack)
- Bang Zoom! Entertainment (adr facility)
- Caesars Entertainment (additional material by)
- Carte Blanche (executive production)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies)
- Chez Boom Audio (adr facility)
- Convergence Media Law (production legal)
- Cosmic (digital cinema mastering by)
- Cosmic (post-production services)
- David Keane (photographs and footage courtesy of)
- Dissolve (photographs and footage courtesy of)
- Endcrawl.com (end titles made with)
- Extra Credit Media (tax credit funding provided by)
- Fingerprint Studios (score recorded at)
- Foresight Media (funding)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
- Front Row Insurance Brokers (insurance provided by)
- Getty Images (photographs and footage courtesy of)
- Golden Arrow Entertainment (production supervision provided by)
- Grandave Capital (funding)
- GreenSlate (payroll services provided by)
- Lee & Thompson (legal representative: Foresight Media)
- Lucky 13 Productions (executive production)
- Mirrortone Studios (score recorded at)
- Palmer Sound (adr facility)
- Ponds (photographs and footage courtesy of)
- Postworks NY (audio post facility)
- Queen Club Studios (score recorded at)
- Raskin Law (legal representative: Foresight Media)
- Redline Entertainment (photographs and footage courtesy of)
- Reuters (additional material by)
- Reuters/Screenocean (photographs and footage courtesy of)
- Roundabout Entertainment (post-production sound services) (host sound facility)
- Rumble Audio (adr facility)
- Schedule 2 (worldwide technical service and delivery by)
- Sea Salt & Vine (catering)
- Shutterstock (photographs and footage courtesy of)
- Sound Art 23 (adr facility)
- South Lake Audio Services (audio post facility)
Storyline
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| Taglines | He's Playing the Hand He Was Dealt See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | For scheduling conflicts Shia LaBeouf dropped off the project, Nicolas Cage who is a close friend of Paul Schrader recommended Tye Sheridan to play Cirk as they previously collaborated on Joe (2013). See more » |
| Goofs | The discard tray to the dealer's right is a) too close to the 3rd-base player, and b) almost full even though there are at least two more decks in the shoe ahead of the cut card. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Why is 2021 - The Year of Woman Film Directors? bonus: Tarantino and Yankovsky (2021). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Eruptar See more » |
| Quotes |
William Tell:
He beat you. Cirk: That's in the past. William Tell: The body remembers. It stores it all. See more » |