What do you get for the man who has everything...?
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.
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Contemporary, grave, meticulous and plot-driven.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
Who loves it, who doesn't
77 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Ironists.
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“Is the polish hiding a lack of heart?”
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“Is this David Fincher's best work?”
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“Is Michael Douglas the best thing in The Game?”
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- tmdb44006625on TMDB · Mar 20198/10
The Game is one of David Fincher's lesser known films (made right in between Se7en and Fight Club). But it's every bit as great as the ones for which he's received copious amounts of praise. This intricately plotted morality tale disguised as mystery thriller is exciting, nuanced, beautiful to look at, expertly acted, and engaging. I refuse to tell you anything about the story, only that you've never seen anything like it. I loved this movie!
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Cast
- Michael DouglasNicholas Van Orton
- Sean PennConrad Van Orton
- Deborah Kara UngerChristine
- James RebhornJim Feingold
- Peter DonatSamuel Sutherland
- Carroll BakerIlsa
- Anna KatarinaElizabeth
- Armin Mueller-StahlAnson Baer
- Charles MartinetNicholas' Father
- Scott Hunter McGuireYoung Nicholas
Crew
- David FincherDirector
- Michael FerrisWriter
- John BrancatoWriter
- Harris SavidesDirector of Photography
- Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
- James HaygoodEditor
- Steve GolinProducer
- Ceán ChaffinProducer
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