The Game
Movie • 1997 • Drama
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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 nearly 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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a character that appears to be dead is not actually dead.
a character that appears to be dead is not actually dead.
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Is there excessive gore?
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fake blood is shown, but it’s not excessive. presumably a squib is used when the brother is “shot” near the end
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A man's father committed suicide by jumping off a tall building. This is shown multiple times in flashbacks.
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A man's father died in the past. This affected him profoundly and is shown in flashbacks.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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There is NOT a mental institution scene but a character is led to believe that another character was taken to an institution by force. This is left unresolved until the end.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Not to the viewer. HOWEVER, there is a scene where the main character is watching the news broadcast, and the news anchor addresses him directly. For anyone who gets anxiety from fourth-wall breaking this scene could be unsettling.
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Is there sexual content?
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