# Dinner for Schmucks (2010)

> A career-minded executive recruits an eccentric IRS employee for a cruel corporate dinner, only to have the supposed joke destabilize his ambitions and relationships.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/24499

## Facts

- Runtime: 114 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Jay Roach
- Cast: Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Stephanie Szostak, Jemaine Clement, Zach Galifianakis, Lucy Punch, Bruce Greenwood, David Walliams
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427152/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, awkward, irreverent, lazy sunday, casual movie night

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