The Game
What do you get for the man who has everything...?
1997 | 129m | English
Popularity: 7 (history)
| Director: | David Fincher |
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| Writer: | Andrew Kevin Walker, Michael Ferris, John Brancato, Larry Gross |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 12, 1997 |
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| Director: | David Fincher |
| Writer: | Andrew Kevin Walker, Michael Ferris, John Brancato, Larry Gross |
| Genres: | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | san francisco, california, puzzle, birthday, millionaire, key, restaurant, birthday party, game, trapped in an elevator, investment banker, sibling relationship, gun, manipulation, surprising, suicide, danger of life, birthday present |
| Production Companies | Propaganda Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $109,423,648
Budget: $50,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael Douglas | Nicholas Van Orton |
| Sean Penn | Conrad Van Orton |
| Deborah Kara Unger | Christine |
| James Rebhorn | Jim Feingold |
| Peter Donat | Samuel Sutherland |
| Carroll Baker | Ilsa |
| Anna Katarina | Elizabeth |
| Armin Mueller-Stahl | Anson Baer |
| Charles Martinet | Nicholas' Father |
| Scott Hunter McGuire | Young Nicholas |
| Florentine Mocanu | Nicholas' Mother |
| Elizabeth Dennehy | Maria |
| Caroline Barclay | Maggie |
| Daniel Schorr | Daniel Schorr |
| John Aprea | Power Executive |
| Harrison Young | Obsequious Executive |
| Kimberly Russell | Cynthia, CRS Receptionist |
| Joe Frank | CRS Data Collating Technician |
| James Brooks | James the Bartender |
| Gerry Becker | New Member Ted |
| Jarion Monroe | New Member Victor |
| Tommy Flanagan | Solicitor / Taxi Driver |
| Bill Flannery | Tubercular Commuter |
| Kat Kilkenny | Rattle Gatherer |
| John Cassini | Man in Airport |
| Harris Savides | Ankles |
| Aaron Lucich | City Club Waiter |
| Victor Talmadge | City Club Maitre D' |
| Marc Siegler | City Club Waiter |
| André Brazeau | Heart Attack Performer |
| Keena Turner | Officer Hicks |
| Carlos Hoy | Paramedic Graves |
| Edward Campbell | Paramedic Stern |
| Sean Lanthier | Paramedic Kirkland |
| Curtis Vanterpool | Ambulance EMT |
| Jay Gordon | Triage Doctor |
| Jeffrey Michael Young | Officer Walker |
| Owen Masterson | Pickpocket |
| Yuji Okumoto | Nikko Hotel Manager |
| Hideo Kimura | Nikko Hotel Bellhop |
| Rachel Flanagan | Nikko Hotel Maid |
| Mark Boone Junior | Shady Private Investigator |
| Joy Ann Ryan | Kaleigh Baer |
| Peter Davidian | Mr. Garcia |
| Jack Kehoe | Lieutenant Sullivan |
| Christopher John Fields | Detective Boyle |
| Linda Manz | Christine's Roomate Amy |
| Vic Ferreira | Assassin Mobubbi |
| Duffy Gaver | Assassin Brodi |
| Bob Stephenson | Assassin Kartmann |
| Sean Moloney | Assassin Rankin |
| John Hammil | U.S. Embassy Counselor |
| Rachel Steinberg | Sheraton Desk Clerk |
| George Maguire | Sheraton Manager |
| Trish Summerville | Hot Waitress |
| Jason Kristofer | Teen Thug |
| Lily Froehlich | New Moon Cafe Manager |
| Tammy Koehler | Tammy Fisher |
| Michael Lynwood | Michael Fisher |
| Alex Lynwood | Alex Fisher |
| Charles Branklyn | CRS Guard |
| Spike Jonze | Airbag EMT Beltran |
| Michael Massee | Airbag EMT Galliano |
| Sara Davallou | Rachel |
| Stephen Cowee | Mel |
| J. Anthony Pena | CRS Security Guard (uncredited) |
| Gypsy Boots | Man in Diner (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Steve Burnes | Propmaker |
| Darrin Prescott | Stunts |
| Tim Trella | Stunts |
| Andrew Kevin Walker | Writer |
| James Haygood | Editor |
| Michael Ferris | Writer |
| Don Phillips | Casting |
| Jackie Carr | Set Decoration |
| Bridget Bergman | Makeup Artist |
| Todd Boekelheide | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| James J. Murakami | Supervising Art Director |
| Patricia Miller | Hairstylist |
| Julie L. Pearce | Makeup Department Head |
| Glenn Kiser | Post Production Supervisor |
| Joel Hatch | Production Supervisor |
| R. Anthony Brown | Unit Production Manager |
| Lara Kelly | Art Department Coordinator |
| Christopher S. Nushawg | Assistant Art Director |
| Jeff Khachadoorian | Carpenter |
| Pete Bowman | Construction Coordinator |
| Robert L. Thompson | Construction Foreman |
| Larry Misselhorn | Greensman |
| Patrick Janicke | Production Illustrator |
| Jim Poynter | Leadman |
| Roy 'Bucky' Moore | Property Master |
| Alan S. Kaye | Set Designer |
| Janine Cavoto | Set Dressing Artist |
| Craig Nycz | Sign Painter |
| Anthony Gaudio | Standby Painter |
| Yin Cantor | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Marvin E. Lewis | Boom Operator |
| Elizabeth Kenton | Dialogue Editor |
| Malcolm Fife | Foley Editor |
| Cliff Wenger | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Robert Ikeda | Visual Effects |
| Josa Leah 'SDB' Porter | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Jenny Bright | Visual Effects Producer |
| Alex Frisch | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Michael S. Adler | Best Boy Electric |
| Martin Schaer | Camera Operator |
| Spencer Anderson | Electrician |
| Julian Whatley | First Assistant Camera |
| Michael Katz | Gaffer |
| Nico Bally | Grip |
| Michael J. Coo | Key Grip |
| Chris Weigand | Lighting Technician |
| Jeffrey De La Rosa | Rigging Gaffer |
| Ronald A. Miller | Rigging Grip |
| Michael Ferris | Underwater Camera |
| Wayne Tidwell | Video Assist Operator |
| Linda Matthews | Costume Supervisor |
| Meg Matthews | Set Costumer |
| David Orr | Color Timer |
| Michelle Mendenhall | Post Production Assistant |
| Flint Maloney | Location Manager |
| Jack Robinson | Location Scout |
| Tod Holcomb | Music Editor |
| Bryan Pezzone | Musician |
| Manny Demello | Driver |
| Louis Rodriguez | Transportation Captain |
| George Hrivnak | Transportation Co-Captain |
| James Thornsberry | Transportation Coordinator |
| David Gleeson | Additional Music |
| Michael Meier | Cableman |
| Raymond Bulinski | Craft Service |
| Jurgen Scharpf | Mix Technician |
| Karen Chalk Wheeler | Post Production Accountant |
| Sue Bokobza | Production Accountant |
| Liz Newman | Production Coordinator |
| Tora Chung | Set Production Assistant |
| Marsha Robertson | Unit Publicist |
| Robert Consing | Storyboard Artist |
| Karman Graham | Art Department Assistant |
| Amy J. Smith | Costumer |
| Cynthia Black | Key Set Costumer |
| Matt Rebenkoff | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Dean Backer | Swing |
| Richard 'Dr.' Baily | Title Designer |
| Scott Brose | ADR Mixer |
| Derek Sample | ADR Recordist |
| Hilda Hodges | Foley Artist |
| Mary Jo Lang | Foley Mixer |
| Carolyn Tapp | Foley Recordist |
| Kimberly Lambert | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Alex Frisk | VFX Artist |
| Michael Luciano | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| John-Paul Beeghly | Additional Second Assistant Camera |
| Daniel Page McDonough | Assistant Camera |
| Craig Kohtala | Best Boy Grip |
| Michael Brennan | Dolly Grip |
| Rachel Flanagan | Casting Assistant |
| Babette Dickerson | Assistant Editor |
| Thomas M. Harrigan | Location Assistant |
| Sandy DeCrescent | Conductor |
| Chris Boardman | Music Arranger |
| Michael Jacobi | Supervising Music Editor |
| Ellen Hofstadter | Accounting Supervisor |
| Brian Dettor | Additional Production Assistant |
| Sande Alessi | Extras Casting |
| Samuel Bokebza | First Assistant Accountant |
| Larry J. Aube | Key Rigging Grip |
| Mark Trapenberg | Key Set Production Assistant |
| Kirsten Anderson | Payroll Accountant |
| David Auge | Production Assistant |
| Earl McDaniel III | Researcher |
| Christa Vausbinder | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Kevin Tod Haug | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Gregg Bond | Special Effects |
| Howard Shore | Original Music Composer |
| Harris Savides | Director of Photography |
| Jeffrey Beecroft | Production Design |
| David Fincher | Director |
| John Brancato | Writer |
| Steve Saklad | Art Direction |
| Willie D. Burton | Sound Mixer |
| Richard Hymns | Supervising Sound Editor |
| David Parker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Semanick | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gary Rizzo | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tim Clawson | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Yudi Bennett | First Assistant Director |
| Jamie Babbit | Script Supervisor |
| Eric Roberts | Special Effects |
| Michael Runyard | Stunt Coordinator |
| Rocky Capella | Stunts |
| Jimmy Hart | Utility Stunts |
| Dylan Goss | Aerial Camera |
| Tony Friedkin | Still Photographer |
| Larry Gross | Screenplay |
| Nancy Young | Stunt Double |
| Christopher Blauvelt | Second Assistant Camera |
| Trish Summerville | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Annie Ellis | Stunts |
| Michael Kaplan | Costume Design |
| Ren Klyce | Sound Designer |
| Dawn Solér | Music Supervisor |
| Danny Rogers | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Ferris | Co-Producer |
| Ceán Chaffin | Producer |
| Steve Golin | Producer |
| Jonathan Mostow | Executive Producer |
| John Brancato | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 50 | 80 | 29 |
| 2024 | 5 | 68 | 112 | 52 |
| 2024 | 6 | 48 | 77 | 30 |
| 2024 | 7 | 38 | 71 | 24 |
| 2024 | 8 | 33 | 54 | 21 |
| 2024 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 21 |
| 2024 | 10 | 30 | 57 | 21 |
| 2024 | 11 | 41 | 76 | 22 |
| 2024 | 12 | 34 | 59 | 23 |
| 2025 | 1 | 39 | 72 | 26 |
| 2025 | 2 | 26 | 47 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2024 | 8 | 542 | 671 |
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8.0
The Game is one of David Fincher's lesser known films (made right in between Se7en and Fight Club). But it's every bit as great as the ones for which he's received copious amounts of praise. This intricately plotted morality tale disguised as mystery thriller is exciting, nuanced, beautiful to look ... at, expertly acted, and engaging. I refuse to tell you anything about the story, only that you've never seen anything like it. I loved this movie!
Jun 23, 2021