The Game
7.6/10
Rating
129 min
Runtime
1997
Release Year
David Fincher
Director
Cast
Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn, Peter Donat
Quick Synopsis
Nicholas Van Orton, a successful but emotionally distant banker living in San Francisco, receives an unconventional birthday gift from his younger brother Conrad: a voucher to participate in a special type of game. As Nicholas begins the game, he quickly becomes entangled in a series of unpredictable and risky challenges that blur the line between the game and real life, leaving him uncertain about what is genuine and what is part of the game.
Detailed Synopsis of The Game
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.
