The Clearing vs The Game
The Game has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5.8/10 for The Clearing). The Clearing is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 9m. The Game is the older of the two (1997 against 2004). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Clearing
The Game| The Clearing | The Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.8/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Pieter Jan Brugge | David Fincher |
| Main cast | Matt Craven, Helen Mirren, Wendy Crewson, Willem Dafoe, Diana Scarwid | James Rebhorn, Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, Charles Martinet |
Synopsis
The Clearing
When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne’s wife is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.
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.
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