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The Card Player

2004 · 103 min · Director: Dario Argento ★ IMDb 4.9 · 6,109 ratings

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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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The Card Player (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Tension 30%, Anxiety 25%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 4.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Curiosity
Disturbing
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity eases around 23 %, then dips around 33 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity58 %55 %43 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension63 %56 %44 %41 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity63 %53 %43 %49 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension65 %53 %33 %49 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Sadness60 %40 %32 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity46 %24 %46 %18 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity41 %26 %49 %9 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Tension55 %50 %41 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Tension70 %63 %39 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Sadness68 %48 %43 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
57.5 %≈ 59′Tension70 %70 %40 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Tension75 %64 %41 %28 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Relief77 %55 %41 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Tension74 %59 %45 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 80′Curiosity68 %58 %60 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 85′Curiosity73 %64 %66 %49 %
87.5 %≈ 90′Tension86 %84 %50 %70 %
92.5 %≈ 95′Tension86 %84 %28 %63 %
97.5 %≈ 100′Relief75 %68 %15 %38 %
Rags to riches

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

SR
Stefania Rocca

Anna Mari

Liam Cunningham

John Brennan

CF
Cosimo Fusco

CF
Cosimo Fusco

Berardelli

FA
Fiore Argento

Claudio Santamaria

Carlo Sturni

MB
Mia Benedetta

CM
Claudio Mazzenga

CP
Conchita Puglisi

Marta

MP
Micaela Pignatelli

Professor Terzi

LM
Luis Molteni

Pathologist

CG
Carlo Giuseppe Gabardini

Anti-Hacker #1

AM
Alessandro Mistichelli

Anti-Hacker #2

FG
Francesco Guzzo

Anti-Hacker #3

PM
Pier Maria Cecchini

Flying Squad Chief

JP
Jennifer Poli

Christine Girdler, First Victim

ER
Elisabetta Rocchetti

Second Victim

IQ
Irene Quagliarella

Friend of the second victim

Details

Directed by
Dario Argento
Type
Movies
Released
2004
Runtime
103 min
Country
Italy
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.9 · 6,109 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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