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House of Cards: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
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2013 · Drama
House of Cards
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Betrayed by the White House, Congressman Frank Underwood embarks on a ruthless rise to power. Blackmail, seduction and ambition are his weapons.
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RELEASE DATE
2013
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GENRE
Drama
PLOT SUMMARY
Betrayed by the White House, Congressman Frank Underwood embarks on a ruthless rise to power. Blackmail, seduction and ambition are his weapons.
STARRING CAST
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@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2025-12-16 23:00 UTC
If whispered monologues were currency, House of Cards would settle the national debt.
@TRAILER_TROLL2025-12-23 19:00 UTC
House of Cards has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
@AISLE_GHOUL2025-12-12 00:00 UTC
House of Cards confuses "subtle" with "the cast forgot to act".
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Why is House of Cards rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
House of Cards (2013) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 20/100. Betrayed by the White House, Congressman Frank Underwood embarks on a ruthless rise to power. Blackmail, seduction and ambition are his weapons.
What streaming era or audience vibe does House of Cards fit best?+
House of Cards works best as a modern catalog staple for drama fans. With a Burn Index of 20/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is House of Cards worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
House of Cards scores 20/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/movies · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 3.5k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in House of Cards actually is?
Director clearly thought House of Cards was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/movies · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 1.1k points
The cinematography in House of Cards is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Rewatched House of Cards last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/criticalkino · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 2.1k points
Unpopular opinion: House of Cards is the most overrated film of the decade
Honestly, House of Cards would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/TrueFilm · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 2.8k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in House of Cards?
Just got out of House of Cards and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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