The Card Player vs The Poughkeepsie Tapes
The Poughkeepsie Tapes has the higher audience score (6.6/10 against 4.4/10 for The Card Player). The Poughkeepsie Tapes is the shorter watch at 1h 21m compared with 1h 43m. The Card Player is the older of the two (2004 against 2007). Both are crime, horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| The Card Player | The Poughkeepsie Tapes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.4/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 43m | 1h 21m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Dario Argento | John Erick Dowdle |
| Main cast | Liam Cunningham, Cosimo Fusco, Giovanni Visentin, Stefania Rocca, Claudio Santamaria | Ivar Brogger, Stacy Chbosky, Iris Bahr, Ben Messmer, Lou George |
Synopsis
The Card Player
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.
The Poughkeepsie Tapes
When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house, they reveal a serial killer's decade-long reign of terror and become the most disturbing collection of evidence homicide detectives have ever seen.
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