Funny Games

"You must admit, you brought this on yourself."

2008 1h 51m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 2,362

ThrillerHorror

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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.

“You must admit, you brought this on yourself.”

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Cast

Naomi Watts
Ann
Tim Roth
George
Michael Pitt
Paul
Brady Corbet
Peter
Devon Gearhart
Georgie
Boyd Gaines
Fred
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Betsy
Robert LuPone
Robert

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Haneke
Writers: Michael Haneke
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Austria, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 53% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 6 countries: United States of America, Austria, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Haneke, shot by Darius Khondji. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Monika Willi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Naomi Watts and Tim Roth and Michael Pitt carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You must admit, you brought this on yourself.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0808279 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michael Haneke directs. Darius Khondji behind the camera. Monika Willi cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America, Austria, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy. Dialogue in English.

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1Earned back only 53% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 18 years ago.
3International production across 6 countries: United States of America, Austria, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy.
4Directed by Michael Haneke, shot by Darius Khondji. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Monika Willi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Naomi Watts and Tim Roth and Michael Pitt carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "You must admit, you brought this on yourself.".
8IMDB entry: tt0808279 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 21 themes, including "sibling relationship", "hostage", "psychopath", "boat".

The technical file

Cinematography: Darius Khondji
Editing: Monika Willi
Production design: Kevin Thompson
Costume design: David C. Robinson
Makeup / hair: Michal Bigger
Stunt coordinator: Roy Farfel
Runtime: 111 min · 1h 51m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $15,000,000
Box office: $7,938,872
Return: 53% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Funny Games (2008)

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OuroborosSurfer2023-11-05
★ 1/10
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 the writer/director giving a middle finger to anyone willing to sit through this finger-wagging tripe.

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