Gamer

Gamer

2009 · 95 min · EN · R · 5.7 (2,735 votes)
Dir. Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine · Starring Gerard Butler, Amber Valletta, Michael C. Hall, Kyra Sedgwick, Logan Lerman, Alison Lohman · Music Geoff Zanelli

“In the near future, you don't live to play... you'll play to live.”

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Mind-control technology has taken society by a storm, a multiplayer on-line game called "Slayers" allows players to control human prisoners in mass-scale. Simon controls Kable, the online champion of the game. Kable's ultimate challenge becomes regaining his identity and independence by defeating the game's mastermind.

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Dive into a hyper-stylized, frenetic dystopian future where human lives are pawns in a brutal digital arena. This adrenaline-fueled ride is a gritty, cynical exploration of control and identity, wrapped in explosive, video-game inspired action. Expect a relentless assault on the senses.

grittyintensecynicaladrenaline-fueleddystopianfreneticcyberpunk aesthetichyper-stylized actionvideo game inspired visualsgritty sci-ficontrol vs freedomloss of identitydystopian societyhumanity in technology
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