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.

Michael Douglas
Nicholas Van Orton

Sean Penn
Conrad Van Orton

Deborah Kara Unger
Christine

James Rebhorn
Jim Feingold

Peter Donat
Samuel Sutherland

Carroll Baker
Ilsa

Anna Katarina
Elizabeth

Armin Mueller-Stahl
Anson Baer
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Release Date
September 12, 1997
Runtime
2h 9m
Rating
R
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director