Melvin Goes to Dinner

Melvin Goes to Dinner

Sex, religion, infidelity, fetishes, ghosts... and that's just the appetizer.

200384 min5.4 / 10

A wine-soaked, conversational comedy-drama where four strangers bond over increasingly candid discussions of sex, faith, and relationships, balancing irreverent humor with genuine emotional vulnerability.

Four thirtysomethings convene for a wine-fueled dinner party that turns increasingly intimate as they discuss everything from religion and ghosts to relationships and sexual fetishes.

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