Game 6 is a 2005 American film directed by Michael Hoffman, first presented at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005 and released in the United States in 2006. Michael Keaton stars. The film depicts the events of October 25, 1986 in the life of Nicky Rogan, specifically the opening of his latest play juxtaposed with Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, with a screenplay that Don DeLillo wrote in 1991. The soundtrack was written and performed by Yo La Tengo. Nicky Rogan has written several plays and has achieved success. It is now opening night of his latest effort, and all around him assure him that... this one will be the best yet. But as opening hour approaches, Rogan falls prey to doubts and fears, egged on by another playwright whose last work was trashed by the local newspaper's new drama critic, Steven Schwimmer. He eventually lets those fears drive him to adopt a resolve to kill the critic , and he procures a handgun with which to perform the deed.
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| Release date: | March 10, 2006 |
| Directed by: | Michael Hoffman |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 87 Minutes |
| Producer: | Griffin Dunne, Amy Robinson |
| Music by: | Yo La Tengo |
| Screenplay by: | Don DeLillo |
| Estimated budget: | $500,000 |