Survive the Game

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Survive the Game

R

2021

1h 37m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Bruce Willis (Pulp Fiction) and Chad Michael Murray ("Riverdale") star in this explosive crime-thriller. When cop David (Willis) is injured in a drug bust gone wrong, his partner, Cal, pursues the two criminals who shot him to a remote farm owned by troubled vet Eric (Murray). As Cal and Eric plot their defense, more of the gang arrives -- along with a wounded David -- and, outnumbered, the three heroes must use stealth, smarts, and marksmanship to take down the drug-dealing mob.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Bruce Willis continues his campaign of reputation self-ruin - not that he has that far to fall - with this cruddy, derivative action thriller...

Rated: 1/5

Jan 11, 2022

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Meredith Jill Brown

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Survive the Game is a non-stop action thriller that takes you on a joyride through the homestead of a broken veteran.

Rated: 8/10

Jul 17, 2025

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Alexander Joenks

Pajiba

I am trying to convey that I think this movie was literally shot by high school kids over a couple weeks of summer vacation on their phones. With none of the charm and joy that implies.

Oct 21, 2021

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Bobby LePire

Film Threat

Survive The Game may tell an oft-told story, but the script avoids most well-worn tropes in favor of a no-frills actioner.

Rated: 8/10

Oct 19, 2021

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

Illogical, poorly acted, poorly shot, and without a single good idea, this ridiculous action movie is yet another in a string of terrible Bruce Willis efforts.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 11, 2021

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

After a creative opening-credit sequence, the inspiration runs dry for the remainder of this hackneyed low-budget thriller.

Oct 8, 2021

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BC R

Messy, corny, bad acting, worse script. Wanted to like it because of Bruce Willis. This is the first time I’ve seen a movie where I thought he was a bad actor. This director must be awful to make Bruce look bad in a role like this. Too many characters, all underdeveloped or undeveloped. Ridiculous really. Had it on in the background while doing something else and still had to turn it off after a while.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/23/24

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Steve D

Good leads bad film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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Kyle M

Another immaturely messy turkey trying to mimic the decently basic thrills with barely any coherent or serious effort except for lazy prolonging while also shooting down the desired dialogues. The only intrigue this weak action flick provides is Chad Michael Murray and Swen Temmel's dynamic, albeit a weak, subpar script they were given. (C)

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/02/23

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LLB 2

I think this movie is okay.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

I've seen bad movies before, but nothing like this

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

Every idea from this movie is borrowed and then done poorly. Willis is on a losing streak of making movies post 2000s and this is a doozy. Shaky fight scenes can't save the reheated script and characters.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Bruce Willis (Pulp Fiction) and Chad Michael Murray ("Riverdale") star in this explosive crime-thriller. When cop David (Willis) is injured in a drug bust gone wrong, his partner, Cal, pursues the two criminals who shot him to a remote farm owned by troubled vet Eric (Murray). As Cal and Eric plot their defense, more of the gang arrives -- along with a wounded David -- and, outnumbered, the three heroes must use stealth, smarts, and marksmanship to take down the drug-dealing mob.

Director: James Cullen Bressack
Producer: Alex Eckert, Randall Emmett, George Furla, Luillo Ruiz, Mark Stewart, Chad A. Verdi
Screenwriter: Ross Peacock
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: BondIt Media Capital, Verdi Productions, Buffalo 8 Productions, Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films
Rating: R (Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 8, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 8, 2021
Runtime: 1h 37m

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