
Dinner with Friends
Four Friends. Two Marriages. One Divorce.
Directed by Norman Jewison
Produced by Nina Saxon Film Design, HBO
A thoughtful, character-driven comedy-drama about how one couple's divorce forces their closest friends to confront the fragility and meaning of their own marriage.
A husband and wife reevaluate their marriage after their closest friends, another couple decide to split up after twelve years.
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Questions people ask
Is Dinner with Friends violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Dinner with Friends scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Dinner with Friends sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Dinner with Friends easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Does Dinner with Friends end with hope? 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.
Written about
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Dinner with Friends
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Dinner with Friends
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Dinner with Friends, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Dinner with Friends, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Dinner with Friends, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.


























































