Reindeer Games (2000)

Rudy Duncan (Ben Affleck) is a small-time car thief about to be released from jail in time for Christmas. When his cellmate, Nick, is suddenly killed, Rudy decides to take on his identity in order to meet Nick's beautiful pen-pal girlfriend, Ashley (Charlize Theron). The couple has fun until her psychotic brother, Gabriel (Gary Sinise), shows up. Gabriel and his gang want to hold up a casino where Nick had once worked, and they blackmail Rudy/Nick into going along with the scheme. Rudy has to bluff his way through the crime, pretending to be Nick in order to avoid being killed while trying to sabotage the plans o...
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f the bad guys. Will Rudy be able to outsmart the bad guys, or will he end up facedown in the snow?

Double crosses abound in this frosty film noir action movie boasting a twisty script by writer Ehren Kruger (SCREAM 3, ARLINGTON ROAD) and assured direction by veteran John Frankenheimer (THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, RONIN), plus a sneaky sense of humor and plenty of Christmas references.
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A burglar looking to make time with a beautiful woman after five years in prison falls into a dangerous trap in this action drama. Rudy (Ben Affleck) is serving time in prison for auto theft, where he becomes friendly with his cellmate Nick (James Frain). Nick has been enjoying a spicy courtship by mail with a woman named Ashley (Charlize Theron), who has sent him several enticing photos, even though he has been unable to send her any of himself. Rudy and Nick are to be released the same day, but Nick is killed in an altercation with only three days left to serve. Rudy is let out on schedule, and discovers Ashley...
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, unaware that Nick is dead, is waiting for him. Swayed by her beauty, Rudy claims to be Nick, which turn out to be fun until Rudy meets Ashley's brother Gabriel (Gary Sinise). Gabriel runs with a group of outlaws planning on using Nick's knowledge of an Indian gambling casino in Michigan where he once worked in order to stage a massive robbery on Christmas Eve. Rudy soon realizes if keeps on being Nick, he gets to stay with Ashley, but he'll also have to go along with Gabriel's robbery, which could easily land him back in prison -- or get him killed. Clarence Williams III, Danny Trejo and Donal Logue play Gabriel's henchmen; Dennis Farina, Isaac Hayes, and Ashton Kutcher also highlight the supporting cast.
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Rudy zit samen met Nick in één cel in de gevangenis. Nick krijgt en schrijft brieven van en naar Ashley, het meisje van zijn dromen, dat hij heeft leren kennen via de briefwisselingen. Wanneer Nick overlijdt en Rudy vrijkomt doet hij zich voor als Nick tegen Ashley. Zij weet van niks en ze beleven een gelukkige tijd. Maar Gabriel, de gekke broer van Ashley, staat hun geluk in de weg. Gabriel en zijn bende van ruige criminelen verdenken Rudy ervan inside informatie te hebben van een casino waar hij ooit heeft gewerkt. Terwijl Rudy een nieuw leven probeert te leiden, raakt hij verstrikt in een web van verleidingen ...
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en verrassingen die hem de kop zouden kunnen kosten, tenzij hij ze vakkundig kan ontlopen.
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