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The Dinner Game
The Dinner Game — A feast for the senseless.
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The Dinner Game

1998 8 19.8K views saved
The Dinner Game

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...

Countries: FR
Languages: French
Runtime: 1hrs 20min
Status: Released
Release date: 1998-04-15
Release format: Streaming — Jan 19, 1999
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joshvaughn777
@joshvaughn777 10 years ago

The greatness comedy of all time.

5
joshvaughn777
@joshvaughn777 10 years ago

The greatness comedy of all time.

5
bmangeat
@bmangeat 3 years ago

Not sure how it works in English, but that's clearly the most funny French movie.

1
Siggi
@siggi963 8 months ago

A most brilliant and hilarious comedy based on a play. The acting Thierry Lhermitte and especially Jacques Villeret are perfect and just so hilarious that there are dozens of quotable scenes. To watch and rewatch. Each time as hilarious as before. Just brilliant.

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BaSsOo7
@bassoo7 2 years ago

A great taste of pure French comedy. RIP Jacques Villeret

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Arnaud LUCZAK
@jarvis-14054498 11 months ago

One of the most funny movie all time time

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Nico
@nicoc 10 years ago

What a good movie. Very funny and memorable!

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Chat_mots
@chat-mots 11 months ago

Great comedy. Nice ending too :)
Loved the tax officer part!

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Vassilis
@great-vc 8 years ago

Very enjoyable and cute movie. If you are a fan of the European cinema this you will love. Pignon was superb

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@juliosoft 9 years ago

image and sound 3.75 / 5. I had not laughed so much in a movie. There are idiots, idiots, and Mr. Pignon

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Jordy
@jordyep 1 year ago

A funny, surprising chamber film about societal pretension. Maybe I missed some jokes due to my limited understanding of the French language, but even then you'll get a lot out of its dry humour. Loved the two main characters, which should be attributed to the excellent performances, because they both could've easily become annoying or hard to connect to. The construction of the plot, on the other hand, could've been a lot better. The general set-up and twists are farcical, which I had trouble getting into because of the straightforward visual and comedic style. It probably would've worked better for me with a more absurdist, eccentric tone, something like _The Grand Budapest Hotel_. A lot of what happens leads in one way or another to a dead end, so it doesn't feel like much is progressing until the end. The ending we do get feels a little inconclusive and unsatisfying, though I'm glad it doesn't go with the cheesy denouement it initially alludes to. Visually, I like that the film looked more cinematic than most American comedies, but you have to be a little more creative with the camera when most of the film takes place at the same location. This is no _Rope_ or _Reservoir Dogs_, that's for sure. Overall, while it's one great director away from being something really special, I still recommend it to those who are looking for a different kind of comedic film.

6/10

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