My Dinner with Hervé

My Dinner with Hervé

His Real Life Was The Biggest Fantasy Of All.

Directed by Sacha Gervasi

Produced by HBO Films

2018106 min6.3 / 10

A character-driven drama about two damaged people finding unexpected connection and meaning through a single transformative night together.

An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-toting dwarf, resulting in life-changing consequences for both.

Questions people ask

  • Is My Dinner with Hervé sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is My Dinner with Hervé easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is My Dinner with Hervé violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is My Dinner with Hervé scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does My Dinner with Hervé 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.

30/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity66

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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