Gamer

Gamer

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

Directed by Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine

Produced by Lakeshore Entertainment, Taurus Film

200995 min5.7 / 10

A high-octane dystopian thriller about mind control and dehumanization, driven by visceral action and paranoid surveillance anxiety.

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.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Gamer violent? Yes, very. More violent than 97% of films.

  • Is Gamer easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Gamer scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Does Gamer end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Gamer sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity60

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Gamer, and what each one shares →

Like Gamer

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Gamer

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Gamer, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Gamer, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Gamer, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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