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Funny Games

Content Warnings

Overall Severity: 🔴 85/100
Total warning time: 6m 57s
Sex/Nudity: 🟢 10/100 (7s)
  • 🟢 10/100 [00:45:23 - 00:45:30] Brief scene with a woman in a bikini.
Drug Use: 🟢 0/100 (0s)
Violence: 🔴 95/100 (6m 35s)
  • 🔴 90/100 [00:20:15 - 00:22:30] Graphic violence as a character is beaten with a golf club.
  • 🔴 100/100 [00:35:40 - 00:38:20] Torture scene involving psychological and physical abuse.
  • 🔴 95/100 [01:10:50 - 01:12:30] A character is shot point-blank, with explicit blood and suffering shown.
Strong Language: 🔴 70/100 (15s)
  • 🔴 80/100 [00:15:10 - 00:15:15] Use of the word 'f***'.
  • 🔴 70/100 [00:30:45 - 00:30:50] Repeated use of 's***' and 'b****'.
  • 🔴 90/100 [00:55:20 - 00:55:25] Use of the word 'c***'.
Funny Games

Details for Funny Games (1997)

Year: 1997
Certificate: A
Funny Games Runtime: 108 min
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
IMDB: 7.6
Meta Score: 69
Votes: 65058
Gross: [Gross not found]
Director: Michael Haneke
Cast Stars: Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe, Arno Frisch, Frank Giering

Overview of Funny Games:

Two violent 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.

Who directed the 1997 movie 'Funny Games'?

The 1997 movie 'Funny Games' was directed by Michael Haneke.

What is the plot of 'Funny Games' (1997)?

'Funny Games' (1997) follows a family who is terrorized by two young men, Paul and Peter, during their vacation at a lakeside home. The intruders subject the family to a series of sadistic 'games,' blurring the line between reality and fiction.

Who are the main actors in 'Funny Games' (1997)?

The main actors in 'Funny Games' (1997) are Susanne Lothar as Anna, Ulrich Mühe as Georg, Arno Frisch as Paul, and Frank Giering as Peter.

Is 'Funny Games' (1997) a remake or an original film?

'Funny Games' (1997) is an original film directed by Michael Haneke. He later directed an English-language remake in 2007, also titled 'Funny Games.'

What is the tone and style of 'Funny Games' (1997)?

'Funny Games' (1997) is a psychological thriller with a minimalist and unsettling style. It employs long takes, breaking the fourth wall, and deliberate pacing to create tension and critique violence in media.