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Funny Games (2008)

14/03/2008 (US)Thriller, Horror1h 51m
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You must admit, you brought this on yourself.

Overview

When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed with deceptively sweet smiles and some golf clubs, they proceed to terrorize and torture the tight-knit clan, giving them until the next day to survive.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Naomi Watts

      Naomi Watts

      Ann

    2. Tim Roth

      Tim Roth

      George

    3. Michael Pitt

      Michael Pitt

      Paul

    4. Brady Corbet

      Brady Corbet

      Peter

    5. Devon Gearhart

      Devon Gearhart

      Georgie

    6. Boyd Gaines

      Boyd Gaines

      Fred

    7. Siobhan Fallon Hogan

      Siobhan Fallon Hogan

      Betsy

    8. Robert LuPone

      Robert LuPone

      Robert

    9. Susi Haneke

      Betsy's Sister-in-Law

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    A review by OuroborosSurfer

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    Written by OuroborosSurfer on Nov 5, 2023

    This is a movie I can't help but really despise. Especially egregious is the pretentious way in which the filmmaker takes a position of haughty moral indignation and attempts to guilt-trip his own audience for wanting to watch a horror film in the first place. We know what he wanted to achieve with this movie, because he has told us explicitly; and he thought so highly of his achievement that he decided to make the film twice, shot-for-shot. Every scene is deliberately calculated to be as awkward to watch and as boring as possible, since anti-suspense is part of the "point". It is essentially ...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$15,000,000.00

    Revenue$7,938,872.00

    Keywords

    • sibling relationship
    • hostage
    • psychopath
    • boat
    • vacation
    • remake
    • murder
    • breaking the fourth wall
    • male homosexuality
    • neighbor
    • serial killer
    • torture
    • dog
    • family
    • golf club
    • savagery
    • lake house
    • sinister