# Gamer (2009)

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**Runtime**: 95 min
**Genres**: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
**Directed by**: Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine
**Written by**: Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine
**Starring**: Gerard Butler, Amber Valletta, Michael C. Hall, Kyra Sedgwick, Logan Lerman, Alison Lohman

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

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Las Vegas, neon haze, screams from a gaming arena. Players control convicts, Kable is the top slave, his every move a click away. This is the logical end of gaming culture.

**Mood tags**: neon-soaked, raw, unhinged

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 5.7/10 (143194 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 29% · Metacritic 27/100

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