Melvin Goes to Dinner

Melvin Goes to Dinner

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

Directed by Bob Odenkirk

Produced by LeFoole Inc., Phyro-Giant Partners

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Melvin Goes to Dinner violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Melvin Goes to Dinner scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Melvin Goes to Dinner easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is Melvin Goes to Dinner sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Does Melvin Goes to Dinner 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.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity90

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Melvin Goes to Dinner

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Melvin Goes to Dinner

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Melvin Goes to Dinner, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Melvin Goes to Dinner, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Melvin Goes to Dinner, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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