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Funny Games (2008)
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Funny Games (2008)

Genre
Thriller, Drama
Release Date
March 14, 2008
Studio
Warner Independent Pictures
Official Site
http://wip.warnerbros.com/funnygames/
Genre
Thriller, Drama
Release Date
March 14, 2008
MPAA Rating
R
Duration
112 minute(s)
Production Budget
15
Studio
Warner Independent Pictures
Official Site
http://wip.warnerbros.com/funnygames/
Director
Michael Haneke
Producer
Chris Coen, Hamish McAlpine, Christian Baute
Screenwriter
Michael Haneke
Starring
  • Naomi Watts as Ann
  • Tim Roth as George
  • Michael Pitt as Paul
  • Brady Corbet
  • Siobhan Fallon
  • Boyd Gaines
  • Devon Gearhart
  • Robert LuPone
  • Jan Uczkowski

A seemingly idyllic lakeside vacation shatters into a waking nightmare for the affluent Farber family in this chilling psychological thriller. Naomi Watts and Tim Roth star as Ann and George, a couple settling into their summer home with their young son, when they are visited by two impeccably polite young men, Paul and Peter, played with unsettling calm by Michael Pitt and Brady Corbet. What begins as a simple request for eggs quickly escalates into a series of sadistic and manipulative "games" imposed upon the terrified family. Directed and written by Michael Haneke, this intense drama strips away the conventions of the home-invasion genre, confronting the audience with a brutal, unflinching examination of violence and complicity. As the rules of the cruel contest are dictated by their captors, the Farbers are forced to play along in a desperate bid for survival, all while the film maintains a cold, clinical atmosphere that is as intellectually provocative as it is deeply unsettling.

Ratings:
73
SCORE
TMDB 7.3/10