
The Dinner
How far would you go to protect your children?
Directed by Ivano De Matteo
Produced by Rodeo Drive, RAI Cinema
A morally fraught family drama that interrogates parental instinct and complicity through the lens of a hidden transgression.
Story about two brothers and their wives, and the interactions between them and their two high school age children. When the kids get into serious trouble together, how will the parents relationships change with and among each other? Will the parents protect the kids or force them to face the consequences of their actions?
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Questions people ask
Is The Dinner sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does The Dinner end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is The Dinner easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Dinner violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Dinner scary? 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Dinner
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Dinner
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Dinner, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Dinner, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Dinner, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





























































