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The Dinner Game

Play trailer Poster for The Dinner Game PG-13,  1998,  1h 20m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 74% 43 Reviews Tomatometer 90% 10,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
74% Tomatometer 43 Reviews 90% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Wealthy Frenchmen hold a weekly contest to see who can invite the biggest idiot to their dinner parties.

Critics Reviews

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Lisa Nesselson Variety Jan 14, 2008
Weaves a simple premise into comedy gold. Go to Full Review
Andrea C. Basora Newsweek Jan 14, 2008
Despite the stagey set-up (it was originally conceived as a play and it shows), the film manages to maintain its humor and energy until the final scene in which Veber suddenly casts aside his delightful meanspiritedness and gets soft-hearted and preachy. Go to Full Review
Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader Jan 14, 2008
Some realist nuances in the characters' behavior become more intriguing than the belabored humor. Go to Full Review
Charles Gordon Maclean's Magazine Oct 21, 2019
One of the best of the crop of new movies, The Dinner Game, is a telling assault on the ironic sensibility. Go to Full Review
Maitland McDonagh TV Guide Jan 14, 2008
1/4
Scared of sophisticated French cinema? This coarse comedy will restore your confidence. Go to Full Review
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George L Aug 20, 2018 With the action almost entirely confined to an apartment and centered on unstoppable dialogue from beginning to end, this is a very funny comedy of errors (adapted from Veber's own play) that doesn't try to hide its obvious theatrical origins and yet feels always fresh and dynamic. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Francis Veber

Director

Jacques Villeret

François Pignon

Thierry Lhermitte

Pierre Brochant

Catherine Frot

Marlène

Francis Huster

Just Leblanc

Daniel Prévost

Lucien Cheval

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The Dinner Game

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Movie Info

Synopsis Wealthy Frenchmen hold a weekly contest to see who can invite the biggest idiot to their dinner parties.
Director
Francis Veber
Producer
Alain Poiré
Screenwriter
Francis Veber
Distributor
Lions Gate Entertainment
Production Co
Gaumont, TF1 Films Production
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 25, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 20, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.1M
Runtime
1h 20m
Sound Mix
Surround
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