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The Dinner
2017
· Movie
· 120 min
F
MEANRANK
38/100
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Two couples, both sets of parents, meet for an elaborate dinner at a high-end restaurant. The polite conversation slowly unravels as they are forced to discuss a horrific crime committed by their teenage sons. The evening becomes a tense and brutal negotiation about morality, family loyalty, and how far they are willing to go to protect their children from the consequences.
Details
- Director
- Oren Moverman
- Writer
- Oren Moverman
- Studio
- ChubbCo Film, Post Factory NY, BlackBird, Code Red
- Released
- 5 May 2017
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $2.5M
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