Prisoners vs The Card Counter

Prisoners has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.1/10 for The Card Counter). The Card Counter is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 2h 33m. Prisoners is the older of the two (2013 against 2021). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Prisoners posterPrisoners2013 VS The Card Counter posterThe Card Counter2021
PrisonersThe Card Counter
Audience score★ 8.1/10★ 6.1/10
Year20132021
Length2h 33m1h 51m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorDenis VilleneuvePaul Schrader
Main castDylan Minnette, Len Cariou, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence HowardOscar Isaac, Willem Dafoe, Joel Michaely, Tiffany Haddish, Dylan Flashner

Synopsis

Prisoners

Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street.

The Card Counter

William Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, 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. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell back into the darkness of his past.

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