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The Dinner

2017 · 120 min

A slow-burn, claustrophobic dinner conversation that simmers with tension and dark family secrets, demanding close attention.

Directed by
Oren Moverman
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan
Tagline
How far would you go to protect your children?
Overview
Two brothers and their wives meet up at a haute-cuisine restaurant to discuss what to do about a horrific crime that their sons committed together. As the quartet debate their options, the conversation reopens old wounds between the siblings.

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Directed by
Oren Moverman
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • morality
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, mystery
Directed by
Oren Moverman
Written by
Oren Moverman
Starring
Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan, Rebecca Hall, Chloë Sevigny, Michael Chernus, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Charlie Plummer
Music
Elijah Brueggemann
Cinematography
Bobby Bukowski
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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