What is House of Cards about?
Betrayed by the White House, Congressman Frank Underwood embarks on a ruthless rise to power. Blackmail, seduction and ambition are his weapons.
House of Cards (2013)
A betrayed politician exacts revenge, manipulating Washington with cunning schemes and darkly witty charm.
Suspenseful and cerebral, with dry wit. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
House of Cards parents guide
Nothing past what a TV-MA promises: moderate sex and nudity, and some violence.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Cast and crew
Created byBeau Willimon
StarringRobin Wright, Michael Kelly, Constance Zimmer, Patricia Clarkson, Derek Cecil, Boris McGiver
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