The Game (1997)

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What do you get for the man who has everything...?

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.

• Released: 1997-09-12
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
• Runtime: 2h 9m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 7,594 votes

Directed by David Fincher.

Top cast

• Michael Douglas as Nicholas Van Orton
• Sean Penn as Conrad Van Orton
• Deborah Kara Unger as Christine
• James Rebhorn as Jim Feingold
• Peter Donat as Samuel Sutherland
• Carroll Baker as Ilsa
• Anna Katarina as Elizabeth
• Armin Mueller-Stahl as Anson Baer
• Charles Martinet as Nicholas' Father
• Scott Hunter McGuire as Young Nicholas

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Game

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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