The Game (1997 film)

The Game
The Game
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Fincher
Written by	John Brancato; Michael Ferris
Produced by	Steve Golin; Ceán Chaffin;
Starring	Michael Douglas; Sean Penn; James Rebhorn; Deborah Kara Unger; Peter Donat; Carroll Baker; Armin Mueller-Stahl;
Cinematography	Harris Savides
Edited by	James Haygood
Music by	Howard Shore
Production; company	Propaganda Films
Distributed by	PolyGram Films
Release date	September 12, 1997;
Running time	128 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$70 million
Box office	$109.4 million

The Game is a 1997 American mystery thriller film^[5] directed by David Fincher, starring Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger and James Rebhorn and produced by Propaganda Films and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. It tells the story of a wealthy investment banker who is given a mysterious birthday gift by his brother—participation in a game that integrates in strange ways with his everyday life. As the lines between the banker's real life and the game become more uncertain, hints of a larger conspiracy begin to unfold.

The Game was well-received by critics like Roger Ebert and major periodicals like The New York Times, but had middling box-office returns compared to the success of Fincher's previous film Se7en (1995). The film later gained a strong cult following among Fincher's fans with some noting it as one of his most underrated films.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Game (1997)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
^ "THE GAME (15)". British Board of Film Classification. September 10, 1997. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
^ Patrick Goldstein (September 17, 1997). "The Game' Spins Into David Fincher's Control". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
^ "The Game (1997)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
^ "'The Game': Absurdly Inspired". The Washington Post. You have to hand it to David Fincher, whose elegant direction made a 10 out of "Seven." He performs a similar transformation on "The Game," a mystery thriller that is -- depending on your perspective -- creatively challenging or just plain wacko.
^ "David Fincher's Twistiest Film, the Game is Still His Most Fun". September 19, 2022. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
^ "Every David Fincher Movie, Ranked". December 29, 2021. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
^ "David Fincher movies: All 11 films ranked from worst to best". August 19, 2022.
^ "Every David Fincher Movie, Ranked". April 21, 2021.

[afi-1] "The Game (1997)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 7, 2019.

[2] "THE GAME (15)". British Board of Film Classification. September 10, 1997. Retrieved November 16, 2014.

[3] Patrick Goldstein (September 17, 1997). "The Game' Spins Into David Fincher's Control". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 15, 2019.

[mojo-4] "The Game (1997)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 15, 2019.

[5] "'The Game': Absurdly Inspired". The Washington Post. You have to hand it to David Fincher, whose elegant direction made a 10 out of "Seven." He performs a similar transformation on "The Game," a mystery thriller that is -- depending on your perspective -- creatively challenging or just plain wacko.

[6] "David Fincher's Twistiest Film, the Game is Still His Most Fun". September 19, 2022. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.

[7] "Every David Fincher Movie, Ranked". December 29, 2021. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2022.

[8] "David Fincher movies: All 11 films ranked from worst to best". August 19, 2022.

[9] "Every David Fincher Movie, Ranked". April 21, 2021.

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