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Funny Games is a 1997 drama film written and directed by Michael Haneke. The production originated in Austria and features Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe, Arno Frisch, and Doris Kunstmann in the cast. Andreas Prochaska served as the film editor, while Veit Heiduschka produced the work. George Frideric Handel composed the score, and Lisy Christl designed the costumes. The narrative is set in Austria and centers on themes of serial killers and violence.
The film has a runtime of 109 minutes and was released on September 11, 1997. It was distributed by Madman Entertainment and is available via video on demand through providers such as HBO Max and the Criterion Channel. The movie participated in the 10th European Film Awards. It has received a review score of 7/10, 69/100, and 73%, with an IMDb rating of 7.5. A derivative work titled Funny Games U.S. exists.
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7.3Two 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 as Anna
- Ulrich Mühe as Georg
- Arno Frisch as Paul
- Frank Giering as Peter
- Stefan Clapczynski as Georgie
- Doris Kunstmann as Gerda
Themes
- lake
- sadism
- psychopath
- hostage-taking
- remote control
- sociopath
- breaking the fourth wall
- serial killer
- psychological thriller
- family holiday
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
92,393 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
Metacritic
69/100
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Horror
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 5 wins & 9 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 10th European Film Awards
- Country of origin
- Austria
- Original language
- French
- Main subject
- violence
- Director
- Michael Haneke
- Screenwriter
- Michael Haneke
- Cast member
- Wolfgang Glück
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Producer
- Veit Heiduschka
- Narrative location
- Austria
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 315125
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1997-01-01
- film editor
- Andreas Prochaska
- distributed by
- Madman Entertainment
- title
- Funny Games
- costume designer
- Lisy Christl
- derivative work
- Funny Games U.S.
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 73%
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