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
Year: 1997
Certificate: A
Runtime: 108 min
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
IMDB: 7.6
Meta Score: 69
Votes: 65058
Director: Michael Haneke
Stars: Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe, Arno Frisch, Frank Giering
Overview: 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.

Movie FAQ

Q: Who directed the 1997 movie 'Funny Games'?
A: The 1997 movie 'Funny Games' was directed by Michael Haneke.
Q: What is the plot of 'Funny Games' (1997)?
A: '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.
Q: Who are the main actors in 'Funny Games' (1997)?
A: 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.
Q: Is 'Funny Games' (1997) a remake or an original film?
A: 'Funny Games' (1997) is an original film directed by Michael Haneke. He later directed an English-language remake in 2007, also titled 'Funny Games.'
Q: What is the tone and style of 'Funny Games' (1997)?
A: '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.