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2000 film by John Frankenheimer

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Reindeer Games is a 2000 American heist, action, and drama film directed by John Frankenheimer. The screenplay was written by Ehren Kruger, and the music was composed by Alan Silvestri. Produced by Chris Moore and Bob Weinstein for Dimension Films and Marty Katz Productions, the film stars Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron, and James Frain. It was distributed by Miramax and Netflix via video on demand.

The narrative is set in Michigan during the Christmas and holiday season, featuring themes of prison, small towns, robbery, and casinos. Filming took place in Vancouver. The movie has a runtime of 104 minutes and carries the tagline "The trap is set. The game is on." It was released in the United States in February and December 2000.

Critical reception included review scores of 26%, 4.3 out of 10, and 37 out of 100. Audience metrics listed a vote average of 5.709 on TMDb and a rating of 5.8 on IMDb. The production had a budget of 42,000,000 and generated revenue of 32,168,970.

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Film · TMDB

5.7

After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.

Released: 2000-02-25104 minDir: John FrankenheimerThriller, Action, CrimeBudget: $42.0MBox office: $32.2M

Cast

  • Ben Affleck as Rudy Duncan
  • Charlize Theron as Ashley Mercer
  • Gary Sinise as Gabriel Mercer
  • Dennis Farina as Jack Banks
  • Clarence Williams III as Merlin
  • Danny Trejo as Jumpy

Themes

  • prison
  • small town
  • robbery
  • casino
  • villainess
  • manipulation
  • role reversal
  • extramarital affair
  • voyeurism
  • christmas

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Ratings

IMDb

5.8/10

44,736 votes

Year
2000
Runtime
104 min
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Ehren Kruger
Production company
Dimension Films
Narrative location
Michigan
Filming location
Vancouver
Duration
104
FilmAffinity ID
485985
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2000-12-07
title
Reindeer Games
distributed by
Netflix
set during recurring event
Christmas and holiday season
review score
37/100
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