What is The Dinner Game?
The Dinner Game is a 1998 comedy film directed in the genre, centered around Pierre Brochant and his friends who hold a weekly Idiots' Day where each person tries to bring the most spectacular idiot to win a prize. Tonight, Brochant believes he has found a world champion idiot named Pignon, unaware that Pignon is a jinx who brings catastrophes.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1998
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 80 minutes
- Release date
- Apr 15, 1998
- Studios
- Gaumont, EFVE, TPS Cinéma
- Genres
- Comedy
- Updated
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Overview
The Dinner Game is a 1998 comedy film directed in the genre, centered around Pierre Brochant and his friends who hold a weekly Idiots' Day where each person tries to bring the most spectacular idiot to win a prize. Tonight, Brochant believes he has found a world champion idiot named Pignon, unaware that Pignon is a jinx who brings catastrophes.
Culturally, the film achieved significant recognition as that year's top-grossing French film at the French box office, ranking second overall behind Titanic, and has since frequently been described as a cult classic.
Should you watch it?
“Friends compete to bring the most spectacular idiot to a weekly dinner, unaware of impending disaster.”
- It stands as that year's top-grossing French film at the French box office.
- It is frequently described as a cult classic.
- It features a concise runtime of one hour and twenty minutes.
- Viewers looking for detailed streaming availability in their specific region will not find that information here.
Watch it if you want to see a top-grossing French comedy about a catastrophic weekly dinner game.
The tone is comedic and the pacing fits a feature film with a runtime of one hour and twenty minutes.
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Where to stream The Dinner Game?
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Whether it is worth watching?
It was that year's top-grossing French film at the French box office and is frequently described as a cult classic.
What is the run time?
The film has a runtime of one hour and twenty minutes.
What is the premise of the film?
Friends gather on Wednesdays for Idiots' Day to see who can bring the most spectacular idiot to win a prize.