Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight

HERE IS THE SCREEN'S CLIMAX OF GLAMOR AND THRILL THAT RAN OVER A YEAR ON BROADWAY! THE STAGE SMASH NOW A SENSATIONAL FILM TRIUMPH!

Directed by George Cukor

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1933111 min6.8 / 10

A pre-Code social satire that uses a dinner party as a pressure cooker to expose the moral compromises, infidelities, and financial desperation lurking beneath high-society glamor during the Depression.

An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.

Questions people ask

  • Does Dinner at Eight end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Dinner at Eight violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Dinner at Eight sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Dinner at Eight scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Dinner at Eight easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity75

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise36

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Dinner at Eight, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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