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10 Best Movies Like The Card Counter

If you loved The Card Counter, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Bugsy

Bugsy

1991‱★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Card Counter for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone cross...

#2
Dark City

Dark City

1950‱★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Card Counter for fans of Drama & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them....

#3
Killing Them Softly

Killing Them Softly

2012‱★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Card Counter for fans of Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse....

#4
Gangster No. 1

Gangster No. 1

2000‱★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Card Counter for fans of Drama & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An old gangster is advised that Freddie Mays would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls when he was a young punk and who joined Freddie's gang—a...

#5
Casino

Casino

1995‱★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Card Counter for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite....

#6
Ballad of a Small Player

Ballad of a Small Player

2025‱★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Card Counter for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Amid the glittering casinos of Macau, a gambler running from his past—and his debts—becomes fascinated by an enigmatic woman at the baccarat table....

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