House of Cards (2013)

Drama

80^%

User
Score

8.6/10

There are two kinds of pain.

Overview

Set in present day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood, a ruthless and cunning politician, and his wife Claire who will stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of greed, sex and corruption in modern D.C.

Beau Willimon

Creator

Top Billed Cast

Robin Wright

Claire Underwood

Michael Kelly

Doug Stamper

Kevin Spacey

Frank Underwood

Jayne Atkinson

Catherine Durant

Derek Cecil

Seth Grayson

Mahershala Ali

Remy Danton

Boris McGiver

Tom Hammerschmidt

Nathan Darrow

Edward Meechum

Kate Mara

Zoe Barnes

Paul Sparks

Thomas Yates

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Reviews

A review by zag

Written on February 23, 2017

I've seen a fair few political show's over the years but this is the first one that really brings home the corruption and power of today's political class. Spacey is brilliant as the central character, exuding ambition and showing just what he will do to make it to the top. The little scenes where he talks to the camera really make a difference too his character as you see whats going on in his mi...

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A review by tmdb15214618

Written on July 13, 2017

"If you can tell a taut, precise story in one episode, stretch it out into a slack, incoherent, tedious season instead" seems to be this show's motto. House of Cards has good ideas and good actors, which it fails in its execution, with poor scripts and poorer editing. The story could have easily been told in half the time, and would have been all the better for it. This TV series is, like so much ...

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A review by mvs56536

Written on October 6, 2021

Seasons 1 and 2 are a 9.7/10.
Seasons 3,4 and 5 are around an 8/10.
And season 6 was a 6.3/10, unlike most people I didn't hate the last season even tho the ending was pretty underwelming. The show is an 8/10....

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