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The Game (1997)
- R
- 09/03/1997 (US)
- Drama, Thriller, Mystery
- 2h 9m
What do you get for the man who has everything?
Overview
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.
Michael Ferris
WriterJohn Brancato
WriterDavid Fincher
DirectorLarry Gross
ScreenplayAndrew Kevin Walker
WriterCast
![Michael Douglas's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/kVYGPIZowzXLEQfAGUNOqKjAbBb.jpg)
Michael Douglas
Nicholas Van Orton![Sean Penn's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/lpZRNf56TmPsNNWZ7lhcgFM6rBc.jpg)
Sean Penn
Conrad Van Orton![Deborah Kara Unger's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/evY74tOR3o5zvU6lQFfRNNzE3y.jpg)
Deborah Kara Unger
Christine![James Rebhorn's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/jRdR3q28gTPQU6eWRgiIqzGuMKU.jpg)
James Rebhorn
Jim Feingold![Peter Donat's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/9oxRUlGgSZCx58I8GKRKDbOIKyC.jpg)
Peter Donat
Samuel Sutherland![Carroll Baker's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ui9gwewS5Ofb2sop0ZWN9G8Yako.jpg)
Carroll Baker
Ilsa![Anna Katarina's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/hnwiiEA975IPOLRf8QwGE5TPTvV.jpg)
Anna Katarina
Elizabeth![Armin Mueller-Stahl's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/yDT9hMg3osAbiWl5YZXTYG4SmGj.jpg)