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Just released from prison, all Rudy Duncan (Ben Affleck) wants is to start a new life with Ashley (Charlize Theron), the girl of his dreams, whom he met through pen pal letters in prison. But between them and happiness stands her crazy brother, Gabriel (Gary Sinise), and his motley crue of deadly criminals who think Rudy has some inside information about a casino where he once had a job -- a casino Gabriel and his short-fused posse plan to take down.

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Despite a decent cast, subpar acting and a contrived plot disappointed reviewers.

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Reindeer Games | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Apr 4, 2011 Full Review Reindeer Games | Rotten Tomatoes (2) BBC.com Rated: 3/5 Nov 5, 2003 Full Review Reindeer Games | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle Rated: 3/4 Jun 18, 2002 Full Review Reindeer Games | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Everyone in "Reindeer Games" is stupid. Rated: D Sep 2, 2022 Full Review Reindeer Games | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Mike Massie Gone With The Twins This is the kind of film in which amateurish baddies talk far too much before taking action. Rated: 4/10 Jan 2, 2022 Full Review Reindeer Games | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ...traditional noir story, jazzed up with a game cast and some jagged violence. When hardly a must-see, it's decent enough Saturday night fare... Rated: 3/5 Jun 5, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member i was entertained from start to finish Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/25/24 Full Review Forged S I'm a sucker for action movies set during Christmas. I also love a classic hardboiled neo-noir (think Fargo or Pulp Fiction). Sadly, while this movie promised both, it's contrived, overly-convoluted plot kept this movie from being truly great. Had the creators fleshed out one of their half-baked ideas, maybe I wouldn't have had to suspend my disbelief as often and the twist ending might've had a greater impact. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/10/24 Full Review Dan K For the most part an excellent movie that builds to a great, satisfying ending. We watch it every Christmas. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/09/23 Full Review Eye C Too many twists, at first it was awful but then all changes, and then all changes all over again, so I don't know… I guess I'm going to give it the benefit of the doubt.All things aside the interpretation of Charlize Theron it's mind blowing. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/01/23 Full Review Elijah The Capricorn This was a movie I can watch over and over I like the plot of the movie as well Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/01/22 Full Review andrew p Edge on your seat entertainment. Great casting. Great plot twists. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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John Frankenheimer Director Ben Affleck Rudy Duncan Gary Sinise Gabriel Charlize Theron Ashley Dennis Farina Jack Bangs James Frain Nick
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Synopsis Just released from prison, all Rudy Duncan (Ben Affleck) wants is to start a new life with Ashley (Charlize Theron), the girl of his dreams, whom he met through pen pal letters in prison. But between them and happiness stands her crazy brother, Gabriel (Gary Sinise), and his motley crue of deadly criminals who think Rudy has some inside information about a casino where he once had a job -- a casino Gabriel and his short-fused posse plan to take down.

Director
John Frankenheimer

Producer
Chris Moore, Marty Katz, Bob Weinstein

Screenwriter
Ehren Kruger

Distributor
Buena Vista Home Video (BVHV)

Production Co
Dimension Films

Rating
R (Sexuality|Language|Strong Violence)

Genre
Crime, Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 25, 2000, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 2, 2016

Box Office (Gross USA)
$23.4M

Runtime
1h 44m

Sound Mix
Surround, DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS

Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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