The Dinner Game

1998 · 80 min · FR · 7.8 (1,748 votes)

Dir. Francis Veber · Starring Jacques Villeret, Thierry Lhermitte, Francis Huster, Daniel Prévost, Alexandra Vandernoot, Catherine Frot · Music Vladimir Cosma

“A feast for the senseless.”

Comedy

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...

VIBE

A brilliantly witty and farcical comedy of errors, this film delivers escalating, cringeworthy chaos. It’s a masterclass in misfortune, where a cruel game spectacularly backfires. Expect sharp dialogue and propulsive, laugh-out-loud situations that build to an unforgettable, absurd climax.

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