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The Dinner Game

The Dinner Game

Comedy • 1998 • 1 hr 20 min
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7.4
IMDb
7.6

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...

Starring

Jacques Villeret, Thierry Lhermitte, Francis Huster, Daniel Prévost, Alexandra Vandernoot

Directed By

Francis Veber

Written By

Francis Veber

Attributes

SimpleLight

Genre

ComedyForeign

Release Date

July 9, 1999

User Reviews

Akane420
Akane420
Intelligent, funny and thought-provoking. I wish more of these comedies were made today.
Walfal
Walfal
So many references with the people who have seen it
Alexi
Alexi
A return to the essence of comedy: colorful caracters in a situation where you don’t know what to expect
Marine Ledru
Marine Ledru
One of my favorite comedy! So funny! I can watch it million times!!!
authenticbird
authenticbird
This movie is the essence of a whole part of french comedy. You need to like french comedy though.
gsmarker
gsmarker
Remade in America as "Dinner for Schmucks." Skip that and watch this -- despite having the same premise, this one also has heart.
Guillaume Bessard
Guillaume Bessard
A fine, funny french movie. Nothing exceptional but enjoyable.
Victor
Victor
A hilarious comedy, I am not sure how well it translates to english, but I believe the humour transcends the language.
Ricardo
Ricardo
My favourite french comedy. Slow burning, and a classic by the end.
AgenteLex
AgenteLex
Es una película muy simple, pero extraordinariamente divertida y también con mucho corazón.

Stats

Ratings
58 (7%)
91 (11%)
363 (43%)
330 (39%)
7.4 – Based on 839 ratings
Attributes
Slow
Simple
Light
Fast
Complex
Dark
Watch With
Friends
Self
Family
52%
11%
37%
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The Dinner Game (Le Diner de Cons) - Film Trailer With Subtitles

Cast & Crew

Francis Veber
Francis
Veber
Jacques Villeret
Jacques
Villeret
Thierry Lhermitte
Thierry
Lhermitte
Francis Huster
Francis
Huster
Daniel Prévost
Daniel
Prévost
Alexandra Vandernoot
Alexandra
Vandernoot
Catherine Frot
Catherine
Frot
Edgar Givry
Edgar
Givry
Christian Pereira
Christian
Pereira
Benoît Bellal
Benoît
Bellal
Jacques Bleu
Jacques
Bleu
Francis Veber
Francis
Veber

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