Playing God

Playing God is a 1997 American dramatic crime thriller film directed by Andy Wilson and written by Mark Haskell Smith. It stars David Duchovny (in his first starring role after achieving success with The X-Files), Timothy Hutton, and Angelina Jolie. Playing God was released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on October 17, 1997 in the United States and United Kingdom and by MDP Worldwide in other territories. The film received negative reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office.