The Game | reviewed by: Kyle Coleman | October 19, 2011
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Psychological elements abound in this conspiracy thriller. Douglas gives a fine lead performance & Fincher controls tone and pace throughout
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| synopsis | In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a coldhearted 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. |
| lead actors | Michael Douglas | Sean Penn | Deborah Kara Unger | James Rebhorn | Peter Donat | Armin Mueller-Stahl | Carroll Baker | Anna Katarina |
| director | David Fincher |