The Dinner Game (1998)
A competitive dinner party for "idiots" unravels into a brisk, darkly comic, and absurd catastrophe.
For Pierre Brochant and his friends, Wednesday is “Idiots' Day”. The idea is simple: each person has to bring along an idiot. The one who brings the most spectacular idiot wins the prize. Tonight, Brochant is ecstatic. He has found a gem. The ultimate idiot, “A world champion idiot!”. What Brochant doesn’t know is that Pignon is a real jinx, a past master in the art of bringing on catastrophes...
How intense is The Dinner Game?
The Dinner Game has no gore and no real violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is brisk, and it is a full-attention watch and a date-night pick. The humor runs dry and dark.
What The Dinner Game feels like
- Tone
- darkly comiccampyabsurdist
- Pace
- Brisk
- Humor
- dry and witty, dark and satirical
- Best for
- Full attentionDate night
Where to stream The Dinner Game
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Is The Dinner Game for you?
Is The Dinner Game scary?
No. The Dinner Game is not a scary watch (scare level 0 of 3).
Is The Dinner Game gory or violent?
No gore (0 of 3) and no real violence (0 of 3). Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Is The Dinner Game sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
How long is The Dinner Game?
The Dinner Game runs 1h 20m.
Where can I stream The Dinner Game?
The Dinner Game is streaming on Kanopy.
Does The Dinner Game have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
Cast and crew
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