The Game
“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.
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Cast
68 people
Michael Douglas
Nicholas Van Orton
Known for
Ant-Man
Basic Instinct
Sean Penn
Conrad Van Orton
Known for
Mystic River
21 Grams
Deborah Kara Unger
Christine
Known for
Silent Hill
The Hurricane
James Rebhorn
Jim Feingold
Known for
Scent of a Woman
Real Steel
Peter Donat
Samuel Sutherland
Known for
The War of the Roses
Red Corner
Carroll Baker
Ilsa
Known for
How the West Was Won
Kindergarten Cop
Anna Katarina
Elizabeth
Known for
Batman Returns
Boardwalk Empire
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Anson Baer
Known for
Eastern Promises
The Thirteenth Floor
Charles Martinet
Nicholas' Father
Known for
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Nine Months
Scott Hunter McGuire
Young Nicholas
No other roles listed
Florentine Mocanu
Nicholas' Mother
Elizabeth Dennehy
Maria
Known for
Gattaca
The Prophecy II
David Fincher Director · John Brancato Writer Michael Ferris Writer
Worldwide gross $109M · Budget $50M · United States release September 12, 1997
Box office
Budget
$50,000,000
Worldwide gross
$109,423,648
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Production
Propaganda Films
Production
A&B Produções
Production
Popaganda Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · English · German
Release dates
United States · September 3, 1997
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · September 12, 1997
Theatrical
United States
September 8, 1997 · Premiere · Los Angeles, California
Argentina
October 8, 1998 · Theatrical
Australia
October 2, 1997 · Theatrical
Austria
November 21, 1997 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 10, 1997 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 5, 1999 · Theatrical
Canada
September 12, 1997 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 5, 1998 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 26, 1997 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 19, 1999 · Theatrical
Finland
April 3, 1998 · Theatrical
France
November 5, 1997 · Theatrical
November 23, 1998 · Physical · DVD
September 1, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
March 22, 2012 · Digital · VOD
February 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
May 16, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
October 28, 2026 · Digital · Arte.tv
October 28, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
November 20, 1997 · Theatrical
October 28, 2026 · Digital · Arte.tv
October 28, 2026 · TV · Arte
Hong Kong SAR China
November 20, 1997 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 5, 1998 · Theatrical
Iceland
November 28, 1997 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 10, 1997 · Theatrical
Israel
November 21, 1997 · Theatrical
Italy
March 13, 1998 · Theatrical
Japan
February 7, 1998 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 13, 1997 · Theatrical
March 9, 2002 · TV · Nederland 3
March 6, 2003 · Physical · DVD
September 2, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
New Zealand
October 16, 1997 · Theatrical
Norway
December 26, 1997 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 12, 1997 · Theatrical
Poland
December 26, 1997 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 5, 1997 · Theatrical
Romania
March 10, 2000 · Theatrical
Russia
June 1, 1998 · Physical · DVD
Singapore
October 28, 1997 · Premiere
November 6, 1997 · Theatrical
Slovakia
March 5, 1998 · Theatrical
December 30, 2000 · TV · Markíza
Slovenia
December 4, 1997 · Theatrical
South Africa
January 9, 1998 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 5, 1998 · Theatrical
Spain
December 5, 1997 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 5, 1997 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 17, 1997 · Theatrical · German
November 5, 1997 · Theatrical · French
February 6, 1998 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
February 13, 1998 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 6, 1998 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 10, 1997 · Theatrical
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