Family Dinner

Family Dinner

Directed by Peter Hengl

Produced by Capra Filmproduktions GmbH, Film AG

202397 min5.8 / 10

A claustrophobic psychological horror that weaponizes family dysfunction and body-image anxiety into an increasingly sinister Easter weekend nightmare.

Overweight and insecure, Simi spends Easter weekend with her famous nutritionist aunt. The hope is that it’ll help her get on a healthier track, but as the aunt’s family’s icy dynamics and an increasingly malevolent atmosphere leave Simi feeling uneasy, weight isn’t the only thing she’s about to lose.

Questions people ask

  • Does Family Dinner end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Family Dinner scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Family Dinner easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

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

  • Is Family Dinner violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

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.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity28

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise32

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Family Dinner

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Family Dinner

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Family Dinner, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Family Dinner, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Family Dinner, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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