The Game
1997 · TMDB 7.6
Directed by David Fincher
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.
Why it matters
A wealthy banker is drawn into an immersive game that destroys his life, only to learn it was all a performance. The film questions where entertainment ends and real harm begins, and whether consent can ever be truly informed.
From When the Cartoon Fights Back: Slapstick Meets Liability
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Released
- 1997-09-12
- Studio
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- Cantonese
- TMDB score
- 7.6
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When the Cartoon Fights Back: Slapstick Meets Liability
Position 6 of 8
A wealthy banker is drawn into an immersive game that destroys his life, only to learn it was all a performance. The film questions where entertainment ends and real harm begins, and whether consent can ever be truly informed.
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Position 7 of 8
Michael Douglas stars in this psychological thriller where a wealthy man receives a mysterious game that blurs the line between reality and illusion.
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