The read
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 81% of the 1,941 1990s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes77%
Metacritic63/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
7,556 audience votes
Key crew
- Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
- John BrancatoWriter
- David FincherDirector
- Michael FerrisWriter
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
- Florentine MocanuNicholas' Mother
- Elizabeth DennehyMaria
Stills
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Themes
san francisco, californiamanipulationdanger of lifepuzzlebirthday presentconspiracy thrillerbewildered
The Best Movies of 1997
The Game is #35 of 60
