House of Cards
House of Cards Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.8 |
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"Cynical, seductive political scheming with a killer lead performance"
A ruthless Chief Whip in the British Conservative Party, passed over for promotion, decides to engineer his own rise to the top by any means necessary. Told partly through sly, direct-to-camera asides from its scheming lead, this four-part miniseries is tight, cynical, and darkly funny in a way that keeps you complicit in its protagonist's manipulations. The pace is brisk and theatrical rather than slow-burn, driven almost entirely by dialogue, political maneuvering, and one magnetic, quietly menacing central performance that defined a genre of political drama.
a mesmerizing, fourth-wall-breaking performance as one of TV's great political schemers.
you want modern pacing or expect the American remake's scale and gloss.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Chapter One | 8.3 | 549 | 56 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Chapter Two | 8.3 | 484 | 56 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Chapter Three | 8.3 | 442 | 57 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Chapter Four | 8.8 | 460 | 57 min |