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Beatriz at Dinner

2017 · 82 min

A tense, uncomfortable dinner party where polite conversation slowly curdles into a clash of values, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

Directed by: Miguel Arteta
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Salma Hayek Pinault, John Lithgow, Connie Britton

Tagline: She was invited, but she's not welcome.
Overview: Beatriz, an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a health practitioner. Doug Strutt is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide, and neither will ever be the same.

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Directed by: Miguel Arteta
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Salma Hayek Pinault, John Lithgow, Connie Britton

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
identity
isolation
morality
power
Places: single country house
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Miguel Arteta
Written by: Mike White
Starring: Salma Hayek Pinault, John Lithgow, Connie Britton, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Chloë Sevigny, David Warshofsky, John Early
Music: Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematography: Wyatt Garfield
Runtime: 82 min
Country: Canada, United States of America
Languages: Spanish, English

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