The Game (1997) - Movies Like Eyes Wide Shut | Filmiway
Why This Hits Deep
A wealthy man is stripped of control by a mysterious organization. It explores the terrifying power of the elite to manipulate reality itself.
The Game
The Experience
A wealthy investment banker receives a mysterious birthday gift from his brother—a game that integrates dangerously with his real life, blurring reality and conspiracy. Fincher's paranoid thriller questions what's real when everything is designed to deceive.
Cast & Crew
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger
Production Details
Budget: $50 million
Box Office: $109.4 million
Clean Content Record
The Game: No sexual content or graphic scenes present in this film.
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🧬CINEMATIC DNAGenre DNA BreakdownVisual representation of the movie's
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genre composition. Larger segments
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Genre DNA Distribution
- Thriller: 60%
- Mystery: 25%
- Action: 15%
Movie Intensity Arc
- Minute 15: The Invitation (38/100 Intensity)
- Minute 55: The Clown (55/100 Intensity)
- Minute 85: The Cemetery (70/100 Intensity)
- Minute 110: CRS Siege (80/100 Intensity)
- Minute 122: THE LEAP (88/100 Intensity)
Community Reviews
Frequently Asked Questions About The GameFAQ About The Game
Common questions about The Game and its exploration of secret societies, paranoia, and the occult elite.
Who are the 'Elite Puppeteers' in The Game?
Consumer Recreation Services (CRS) is a shadowy organization that specializes in manipulating the lives of the bored, ultra-wealthy. They act as a private secret society that can rewrite reality. Like the EWS elite, they operate outside the law, using vast surveillance and psychological triggers to control their 'member' for an unknown, high-stakes purpose.
Is the game meant to be a therapeutic experience?
Ostensibly, yes. It is designed to strip a man of his ego and 'rebirth' him. However, the methods are so violent and traumatizing that the line between 'therapy' and 'psychological torture' disappears. It suggests that for the elite, true emotion can only be felt through artificial, life-threatening scenarios that simulate the struggles they no longer face.
How does the theme of surveillance connect to Eyes Wide Shut?
In both films, the protagonist is being watched every second by a power they cannot see. Bill Harford is followed and warned; Nicholas Van Orton is tracked by hidden cameras and actors. Both films create an atmosphere of total paranoia where every stranger on the street could be an agent of the secret society watching you.
Was the final jump planned by the company?
The film presents the jump as the 'ultimate' planned outcome, but the sheer statistical improbability of him landing on the 'X' suggests a more sinister, god-like control. It reinforces the theme that the elite possess a level of precision and power that is almost supernatural, leaving the individual with no true free will or agency.
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