Reindeer Games

Reindeer Games
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Frankenheimer
Written by	Ehren Kruger
Produced by	Marty Katz Bob Weinstein Chris Moore
Starring	Ben Affleck Gary Sinise Charlize Theron Dennis Farina James Frain Donal Logue Clarence Williams III
Cinematography	Alan Caso
Edited by	Antony Gibbs Michael Kahn
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Production company	Dimension Films
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date	February 25, 2000 (2000-02-25)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$42 million[1]
Box office	$32.2 million[1]

Reindeer Games (also released under the title Deception) is a 2000 American action thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer, in what would be his final feature before his death in 2002.^[2] The film stars Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron, Gary Sinise, Dennis Farina, James Frain, Donal Logue, Danny Trejo, and Clarence Williams III. The plot centers on Rudy Duncan, an ex-convict who assumes his deceased cellmate's identity and becomes entangled in a heist targeting a casino in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

The film was released theatrically by Miramax Films on February 25, 2000. It received generally negative reviews from critics and emerged as a commercial failure at the box office, grossing $32 million worldwide against a $42 million budget.