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Gamer

Gamer (2009)

In the near future, you don't live to play... you'll play to live.

Release:2009
Runtime:1h 35m
Country:United States
Director:Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine
Language:English

Genre

ActionScience FictionThriller
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Keywords

Mind ControlPrisonerVideo GamedystopiaGun BattleWrongful ImprisonmentWrongful ConvictionOnline Gaming
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Gamer rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.7/10· 143K votes
Rotten Tomatoes29%
Metacritic27%
TMDb5.693/10· 3K votes

With 29% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.7/10 on IMDb and 27/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Gamer

Mind-control technology has taken society by a storm, a multiplayer on-line game called "Slayers" allows players to control human prisoners in mass-scale. Simon controls Kable, the online champion of the game. Kable's ultimate challenge becomes regaining his identity and independence by defeating the game's mastermind.

Cast of Gamer

  • Gerard Butler

    Gerard Butler

    as Kable

  • Amber Valletta

    Amber Valletta

    as Angie

  • Michael C. Hall

    Michael C. Hall

    as Ken Castle

  • Kyra Sedgwick

    Kyra Sedgwick

    as Gina Parker Smith

  • Logan Lerman

    Logan Lerman

    as Simon

  • Alison Lohman

    Alison Lohman

    as Trace

  • Terry Crews

    Terry Crews

    as Hackman

  • Ramsey Moore

    Ramsey Moore

    as Gorge

  • Ludacris

    Ludacris

    as Humanz Brother

  • Johnny Whitworth

    Johnny Whitworth

    as Scotch

  • Dylan Kenin

    Dylan Kenin

    as Train Guard

  • James Roday Rodriguez

    James Roday Rodriguez

    as News Co-Host #1

Gamer facts

Budget
$50M
Box office
$40.8M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Dystopian premise explores mind-control themes with ambitious scope
  • •Action sequences deliver kinetic visual spectacle and intense set pieces
  • •Sci-fi concept raises interesting questions about technology and autonomy

What the audience disliked

  • •Execution undermined by muddled narrative and inconsistent tone management
  • •Glorifies violence while failing to develop coherent philosophical argument

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