Overview
A game night turns into a chaotic adventure when competition and jealousy collide among friends.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- irreverent
- suspenseful
- date night
- group movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an energetic and sharply scripted dark comedy whose talented ensemble and unexpected twists make its loaded premise consistently entertaining.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Max and Annie initially interpret Brooks's dangerous kidnapping scenario as an elaborate game, allowing the premise to generate both mystery and reversals.
Max's stress about Brooks's success, charisma, and dream Corvette shapes his competitiveness and motivates his need to prove himself.
The routine weekend gathering of married friends expands into a dangerous investigation involving Brooks, criminals, and a police-officer neighbor.
Max, Annie, Ryan, Kevin, and Gary respond to extraordinary criminal events through recognizable relationship anxieties, sarcasm, and competitive behavior.
Films like Game Night, and why
The Man Who Knew Too Little
dark comedy, mistaken-identity chaos, and an ordinary protagonist caught in an escalating crime mystery
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
ensemble crime comedy driven by fast banter, escalating complications, and shifting suspicions
Keeping Up with the Joneses
married-couple chemistry, suburban domestic tension, and comic involvement in dangerous criminal schemes
Movie Details
- Directors
- John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
- Release Date
- 2018-02-15
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (6509)
Cast
- Jason Bateman
- Rachel McAdams
- Kyle Chandler
- Sharon Horgan
- Billy Magnussen
- Lamorne Morris
- Kylie Bunbury
- Jesse Plemons
- Michael C. Hall
- Danny Huston
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Game Night about?
- A competitive suburban couple’s carefully organized game night spirals into a genuinely dangerous crime mystery that tests their marriage, friendships, and confidence.
- What is Game Night like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Game Night as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Game Night violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Game Night as moderate.
- What did critics think of Game Night?
- Critics broadly found the film an energetic and sharply scripted dark comedy whose talented ensemble and unexpected twists make its loaded premise consistently entertaining.
- Which films are like Game Night?
- Films with a similar feel include The Man Who Knew Too Little, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and Keeping Up with the Joneses.
- How long is Game Night?
- Game Night runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Game Night?
- In United States, Game Night streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
