# Trappola criminale (2000)

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**Original title**: *Reindeer Games*
**Runtime**: 104 min
**Genres**: Thriller, Action, Crime
**Directed by**: John Frankenheimer
**Written by**: Ehren Kruger
**Starring**: Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron, Gary Sinise, Dennis Farina, Clarence Williams III, Danny Trejo

> *The trap is set. The game is on.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Michigan, Christmas. Jingle bells. Fresh out of the joint, Rudy is looking to meet a kindred spirit. Instead, he's strong-armed into impersonating a criminal mastermind. Now he must lead a gang of thieves.

Frankenheimer's last picture is a seasonal crime-sampler.

**Mood tags**: paranoid, raw, unhinged

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