# The Dinner Game (1998)

> A smug dinner-game enthusiast finds his carefully ordered life dismantled by the well-meaning fool he planned to display as a trophy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4611

## Facts

- Runtime: 80 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Francis Veber
- Cast: Jacques Villeret, Thierry Lhermitte, Francis Huster, Daniel Prévost, Alexandra Vandernoot, Catherine Frot, Edgar Givry, Christian Pereira
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119038/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, breezy, irreverent, lazy sunday, comedy night

## Synopsis

A dinner party turns into a chaotic comedy of errors as a man’s plans unravel spectacularly.

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