Funny Games

7.3 1997 Michael Haneke 1h 49m
Drama Horror Thriller
Funny Games

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.

Cast

Susanne Lothar Susanne Lothar Anna
Ulrich Mühe Ulrich Mühe Georg
Arno Frisch Arno Frisch Paul
Frank Giering Peter
Stefan Clapczynski Georgie
Doris Kunstmann Doris Kunstmann Gerda
Christoph Bantzer Christoph Bantzer Fred
Wolfgang Glück Robert

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Vibes

Curious Heart Pounding Mind Bending Hidden Gem

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Funny Games

The Killing of a Sacred Deer
The Killing of a Sacred Deer 2017
Families under impossible rules. Two films that torture their characters — and the audience — with cold precision. Speak No Evil
Speak No Evil 2022
Politeness as a death trap. Two films about couples too well-mannered to save themselves from people who want to destroy them. Caché
Caché 2005
Haneke's audience provocations. Two films that make you complicit in the violence you are watching. A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange 1971
Violence that indicts the viewer. Two films that dare you to keep watching and then make you feel guilty for doing so.

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