Funny Games (1997)

7.5Not Rated104 minDirector: Michael Haneke

1997 film by Michael Haneke

Funny Games is a 1997 Austrian satirical psychological thriller film written and directed by Michael Haneke, and starring Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe, and Arno Frisch. The plot involves two young men who hold a family hostage in their vacation home and torture them with sadistic games.

The film was entered into the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, where it generated controversy among both critics and audiences for its depiction of graphic violence and torture.

A shot-for-shot remake, filmed and set in the United States, was released in 2007, also directed by Haneke, this time with an English-speaking cast and a mostly American crew.

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What is Funny Games about?
Funny Games (1997) — Two seemingly well-educated young men, who call each other Paul and Peter among other names, approach a family on vacation. They are, apparently, friends of the neighbors, and, at the beginning, their true intentions are not known, but soon, the family is imprisoned and tortured
Is Funny Games based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Funny Games scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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