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ERA
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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Funny Games
1997 1h 49m DE
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7.3
SOLID
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73%
FRESH
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69
METACRITIC
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7.5
IMDB
★7.3TMDB · 2,186🍅73%Rotten Tomatoes●69Metacritic★7.5IMDB · 92,393
DramaHorrorThriller
Synopsis
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Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Susanne Lothar
Anna
Ulrich Mühe
Georg
Arno Frisch
Paul
Frank Giering
Peter
Stefan Clapczynski
Georgie
Doris Kunstmann
Gerda
Christoph Bantzer
Fred
Wolfgang Glück
Robert
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Michael Haneke
- Writers
- Michael Haneke
- Languages
- German, French
- Countries
- Austria
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, French.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Michael Haneke, shot by Jürgen Jürges. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Andreas Prochaska shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Susanne Lothar and Ulrich Mühe and Arno Frisch carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0119167 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Michael Haneke directs. Jürgen Jürges behind the camera. Andreas Prochaska cuts. Produced in Austria. Dialogue in German, French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, French.
- 3Directed by Michael Haneke, shot by Jürgen Jürges. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Andreas Prochaska shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Susanne Lothar and Ulrich Mühe and Arno Frisch carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0119167 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Classified under 21 themes, including "lake", "sadism", "psychopath", "hostage-taking".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jürgen Jürges
- Editing
- Andreas Prochaska
- Production design
- Christoph Kanter
- Costume design
- Lisy Christl
- Makeup / hair
- Waldemar Pokromski
- Sound
- Walter Amann
- Runtime
- 109 min · 1h 49m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $2,506
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 73% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 69/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.5/10 · 92,393 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
Awards
5 wins & 9 nominations total
Also by
Michael Haneke
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Wega Film
AT
ORF
AT
Key crew
- Executive ProducerVeit Heiduschka
- ProducerVeit Heiduschka
- EditorAndreas Prochaska
- Production DesignChristoph Kanter
- Costume DesignLisy Christl
- Makeup ArtistWaldemar Pokromski
- Sound DesignerWalter Amann
- Sound EditorBernhard Bamberger
- Sound MixerHannes Eder
- Script EditorJessica Hausner
- StuntsDanny Bellens
- StuntsWilli Neuner
- StuntsMac Steinmeier
- Sound AssistantPeter Paschinger
- Sound AssistantDaniel Steinbach
- Special EffectsDanny Bellens
- Special EffectsWilli Neuner
- Special EffectsMac Steinmeier
- Production ManagerWerner Reitmeier
- Property BuyerPeter Ecker
- Key CarpenterChristian Binder
- Assistant Production ManagerPhillip Kaiser
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- lake
- sadism
- psychopath
- hostage-taking
- remote control
- sociopath
- breaking the fourth wall
- serial killer
- psychological thriller
- family holiday
- golf club
- torment
- voyeurism
- grim
- wealthy family
- lake house
- children in danger
- grimdark
- psychological horror
- sinister
- sardonic
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere1997-10-01· Chicago International Film Festival
- Premiere1998-04-24· San Francisco International Film Festival
- Theatrical1998-03-11R
Also known as
International titles
- Funny Games - Juegos divertidosES
- Paraxena paihnidiaGR
- Smagūs žaidimėliaiLT
- Nenavadne igreSI
- 大快人心TW
- Чудне игреRS
