The Game

1997 · Directed by David Fincher

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.

drama mystery thriller

Cast: Tommy Flanagan, Michael Douglas, Yuji Okumoto, J. Anthony Pena, Mark Boone Junior, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, Carroll Baker, James Rebhorn, Armin Mueller-Stahl

Rating: 7.552/10 from 5,415 votes