The Game
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76% Critic Match

The Game

What do you get for the man who has everything...?

7.6 / 10 1997 2h 9mR English
DramaThrillerMystery

Storyline

In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.

Cast & Crew

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Nicholas Van Orton

Lead
Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Conrad Van Orton

Deborah Kara Unger

Deborah Kara Unger

Christine

James Rebhorn

James Rebhorn

Jim Feingold

Peter Donat

Peter Donat

Samuel Sutherland

Carroll Baker

Carroll Baker

Ilsa

Anna Katarina

Anna Katarina

Elizabeth

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Anson Baer

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Fincher's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Game is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker