The Game (1997)
Directed by David Fincher · 129 min · Drama, Thriller, Mystery
59.7 TOPICAL score · #1,302 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Game (1997, directed by David Fincher) has a TOPICAL score of 59.7 - ranked 1,302 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 77% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 63. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (7,653 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10. Wikipedia covers it in 41 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics77% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 63
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (7,653 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 41 languages
- Still read86,455 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Michael Douglas (actor #242), Sean Penn (actor #35), Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn