The Dinner Game

The Dinner Game

A feast for the senseless.

Directed by Francis Veber

Produced by Gaumont, EFVE

199880 min7.8 / 10

A high-energy farce built on escalating social humiliation and comedic chaos, where a cruel game spirals into increasingly absurd catastrophe.

For Pierre Brochant and his friends, Wednesday is “Idiots' Day”. The idea is simple: each person has to bring along an idiot. The one who brings the most spectacular idiot wins the prize. Tonight, Brochant is ecstatic. He has found a gem. The ultimate idiot, “A world champion idiot!”. What Brochant doesn’t know is that Pignon is a real jinx, a past master in the art of bringing on catastrophes...

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  • Is The Dinner Game sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is The Dinner Game violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Dinner Game scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Dinner Game easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Does The Dinner Game end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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86/ 100

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Love95

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