The Game is a 1997 American psychological thriller film directed by David Fincher and produced by Polygram, telling the story of an investment banker who is gifted with prepaid access to a game that integrates in strange ways with his life. As the lines between the banker's real life and the game become more and more uncertain, there are hints of a larger conspiracy.

The game in the movie can be viewed as a sort of alternate reality game with a large live action role-playing game component. Participants in real life versions of alternate reality games and live action role-playing games find the movie interesting and a source of inspiration for this reason. (See also The Game (treasure hunt) for a real-life equivalent to the fictional events in the film.)

The film was well received by critics and in spite of middling box-office returns compared to success of Fincher's previous film Se7en it has in recent years become a cult film.

The Game was #44 on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments.

Nicholas Van Orton is a very wealthy San Francisco banker, but he is an absolute loner, even spending his birthday alone. In the year of his 48th birthday (the age his father committed suicide) his brother Conrad, who has gone long ago and surrendered to addictions of all kinds, suddenly returns and gives Nicholas a card giving him entry to unusual entertainment provided by something called Consumer Recreation Services (CRS). Giving up to curiosity, Nicholas visits CRS and all kinds of weird and bad things start to happen to him. Written by Anonymous

Vikram and Ajay are brothers who live a middle-class existence with their mom and dad. There is one important thing that Vikram learned from his father - the game of chess and how to remain ahead of the competition always. It is through his teaching that Vikram is now the unchallenged Don of the underworld in Bombay. Quite unknown to Vikram, his former rival Barrister Singh Chowdhry has recruited Qamaal Khan's gang to kill Ajay. They do succeed, leaving an enraged Vikram plotting vengeance, which includes making Raja, another gang leader, who runs black-marketing and other petty cons, to replace Ajay. Vikram uses Raja to avenge Ajay's death by killing Afzal, Qamaal's brother. Qamaal then kills Raja, and Vikram appoints Raja's friend, Vijay, who manages to kill Chowdhry, while Vikram is contemplating his future, not knowing that he has alienated himself from one of his closest associates namely, Peter D'Souza, who has now decided to betray him. The question remains, when one's very own pawns decide to change sides, who will then protect the King? Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Two College boys counterfeit money on a lark, but are dragged into a sinister game of blackmail and deceit. In the end not everyone can survive. Written by Stefan Avalos

Introducing Skyler, Nick, and Hoser. Three Hollywood outsiders with a dream bigger than their three wits combined. Skyler is a slick young producer in the making, and Nick and Hoser... well, lets just say they're well intentioned. Every star has a different success story. Some sleep their way to the top. Others get discovered on a good hair day serving pizza... Skyler bullshitted the mafia. Being Chicago boys, their options were limited. But a good idea is a good idea - no matter who's mouth it comes from - and Skyler, along with his devoted cohorts, find themselves armed with a suitcase filled to the brim with dead presidents -- courtesy of mafia king pin Frankie Bascanati. But instead of making the movie, they blow all the money on themselves. With all their cash spent away on extravagant accessories like the glimmering Rolex on Sklyer's wrist, even he has to admit, "The leer jet was a little overboard." When their dream of making a film is replaced by the nightmare of the day Frankie comes to collect his film, hope appears in the name of Larry Rubin. One part myth, one part ponytail, this Porsche driving Hollywood player arrives on the scene for a fashionable film premiere. Now the guys must sneak their way into the exclusive event, find Rubin, convince him to fund their film (again), all the while avoiding Frankie's henchmen. To complicate matters Skyler just can't resist seducing a beautiful woman he meets at the premiere party, despite the language barrier. Written by Anonymous

Game was a participant in the 2006 Tribeca Institute's ALL ACCESS CONNECTS.

Set in a future-world where humans can control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online gaming environments, a star player (Butler) from a game called "Slayers" looks to regain his independence while taking down the game's mastermind (Hall). Written by Anonymous