Pi vs The Game
The Game has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.1/10 for Pi). Pi is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h 9m. The Game is the older of the two (1997 against 1998). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Pi
The Game| Pi | The Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 1998 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 24m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Darren Aronofsky | David Fincher |
| Main cast | Joanne Gordon, Mark Margolis, Sean Gullette, Ajay Naidu, Stephen Pearlman | James Rebhorn, Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, Charles Martinet |
Synopsis
Pi
A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.
The Game
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.