Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor are the writers and directors of the 2009 American science fiction action movie Gamer. On September 4, 2009, Gamer was released in North America. Despite a $50 million production budget, Gamer was a box office failure with mostly poor reviews from critics. It took in $42 million globally.
Here’s how you can watch and stream Gamer via streaming services such as Peacock.
Is Gamer available to watch via streaming?
Yes, Gamer is available to watch via streaming on Peacock.
Every week, Kable (Gerard Butler), a death row inmate, engages in combat with other prisoners in the graphic online game “Slayers,” with the help of a player’s remote device. Kable and the other prisoners are merely virtual characters to the players. However, Kable is seen by a resistance group opposed to the game’s creator as a vital part of their strategy to put a stop to the inventor’s high-tech slavery.
The film stars Gerard Butler, Ludacris, Amber Valletta, Terry Crews, John Leguizamo, Sam Witwer, Zoë Bell, and Michael C. Hall.
Watch Gamer streaming via Peacock
Gamer is available to watch on Peacock. NBCUniversal Media Group subsidiary Peacock TV LLC owns and runs the American over-the-top video streaming service Peacock. Launched on July 15, 2020, the service bears the name of the NBC logo.
You can watch via Peacock by following these steps:
- Go to PeacockTV.com
- Click ‘Get Started’
- Choose your payment plan
- $5.99 per month or $59.99 per year (premium)
- $11.99 per month or $119.99 per year (premium plus
- Create your account
- Enter your payment details
Peacock’s Premium account provides access to over 80,000+ hours of TV, movies, and sports, including current NBC and Bravo Shows, along with 50 always-on channels. Premium Plus is the same plan but with no ads (save for limited exclusions), along with allowing users to download select titles and watch them offline and providing access to your local NBC channel live 24/7.
The synopsis of Gamer is as follows:
“Mind-control technology has taken society by storm, a multiplayer online game called “Slayers” allows players to control human prisoners on a 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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