Ben Affleck plays a recently released con who assumes his dead cellmate's identity to woo his girlfriend (Charlize Theron). But a group of outlaws want to use his supposed knowledge of a casino to stage a robbery on Christmas Eve. Co stars Gary Sinise.

Film Trivia

• Soul singer Isaac Hayes has a cameo as Zook, the prisoner who starts the food fight.
• This film was released in the US as Reindeer Games. The characters of Rudy and Nick are named after Rudolph and St. Nicholas.
• During a scene where Ben Affleck's character is stabbed, he was accidentally knocked down, giving him concussion. Filming had to be halted while Affleck recovered.
• Dana Stubblefield, an American Football player, stars as the convict that stabs Rudy's friend while in prison.

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