---
title: 'The Game (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Fincher'
released: '1997-09-03'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-game-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119174/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Game (1997)

1997 · 128 min · Drama, Action, Mystery, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

The Game is a 1997 American mystery thriller film 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.

## Credits

- **Director of Photography:** [Haris Savides](https://cinepixo.com/people/haris-savides)
- **Director:** [David Fincher](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-fincher)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Ferris](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ferris), [John Brancato](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-brancato)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Howard Shore](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-shore)
- **Producer:** [Ceán Chaffin](https://cinepixo.com/people/cean-chaffin), [Steve Golin](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-golin)
- **Editor:** [James Haygood](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-haygood)

## Cast

- [Carroll Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/carroll-baker)
- [Elizabeth Dennehy](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-dennehy)
- [Jack Kehoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-kehoe)
- [Tommy Flanagan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-flanagan)
- [Michael Massee](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-massee)
- [Michael Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-douglas)
- [Armin Mueller-Stahl](https://cinepixo.com/people/armin-mueller-stahl)
- [Ana Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/ana-alexander)
- [Spike Jonze](https://cinepixo.com/people/spike-jonze)
- [Haris Savides](https://cinepixo.com/people/haris-savides)
- [Peter Donat](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-donat)
- [Bob Stephenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-stephenson)
- [Deborah Kara Unger](https://cinepixo.com/people/deborah-kara-unger)
- [Sean Penn](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-penn)
- [Mark Boone Junior](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-boone-junior)

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