# Reindeer Games (2000)

> A newly released ex-con impersonates his dead cellmate and is forced into a Christmas Eve casino heist orchestrated by a ruthless criminal family.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1494

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Thriller, Action, Crime
- Director: John Frankenheimer
- Cast: Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron, Gary Sinise, Dennis Farina, Clarence Williams III, Danny Trejo, Donal Logue, James Frain
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184858/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, grim, paranoid, christmas movie night, action thriller night

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