Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- witty
- intimate
- quiet evening
- biopic marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film conventional in its celebrity-biography structure but praised the dimensionality and pathos created by Peter Dinklage and Jamie Dornan.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hervé Villechaize's public identity as a television star is contrasted with his loneliness, anger, and emotional pain.
Danny Tate's encounter and dinner with Hervé provide the present-day frame for flashbacks into Hervé's career and personal history.
Peter Dinklage's portrayal foregrounds Hervé's theatrical persona, wounded pride, and shifting emotional defenses.
Hervé's success on Fantasy Island brings recognition while also intensifying the pressures of typecasting, public scrutiny, and isolation.
Films like My Dinner with Hervé, and why
The Last Days of Judy Garland
shared biographical drama, celebrity self-destruction, and emotionally searching performances
I’m Not There
shared show-business biography, troubled celebrity portrait, and melancholic tone
The Runaways
shared character-driven biographical drama about fame, addiction, and personal reinvention
Movie Details
- Director
- Sacha Gervasi
- Release Date
- 2018-10-20
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (140)
Cast
- Jamie Dornan
- Peter Dinklage
- Mireille Enos
- Oona Chaplin
- Harriet Walter
- Jim Sturgeon
- Andy Garcia
- Helena Mattsson
- David Strathairn
- Wallace Langham
Where to watch in United States
- 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 My Dinner with Hervé about?
- A troubled journalist’s final encounter with Hervé Villechaize becomes an intimate reckoning with fame, loneliness, and the cost of being unforgettable.
- What is My Dinner with Hervé like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of My Dinner with Hervé as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is My Dinner with Hervé violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in My Dinner with Hervé.
- What did critics think of My Dinner with Hervé?
- Critics generally found the film conventional in its celebrity-biography structure but praised the dimensionality and pathos created by Peter Dinklage and Jamie Dornan.
- Which films are like My Dinner with Hervé?
- Films with a similar feel include The Last Days of Judy Garland, I’m Not There, and The Runaways.
- How long is My Dinner with Hervé?
- My Dinner with Hervé runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch My Dinner with Hervé?
- In United States, My Dinner with Hervé is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
