Dinner with Friends

Dinner with Friends

Four Friends. Two Marriages. One Divorce.

Directed by Norman Jewison

Produced by Nina Saxon Film Design, HBO

200194 min5.8 / 10

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.

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.

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21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity60

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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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.

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