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Directed by

Michael Haneke

Starring

Susanne Lothar
Anna

Ulrich Mühe
Georg

Arno Frisch
Paul

Frank Giering
Peter

Stefan Clapczynski
Schorschi

Doris Kunstmann
Gerda

Christoph Bantzer
Fred

Wolfgang Glück
Robert

Written by

Michael Haneke

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One of the best movies ever made

13 years, 3 months ago at Sep 7 7:58

johanlefourbe

2 votes

To be honest, I'm usually not really a fan of psychopath/serial killer movies. I mean, some of them are sometimes quite entertaining but they are never really great, at least, that’s my opinion but this movie is the exception. Indeed, I thought was so thoughtful , complex and really spellbinding to watch. I saw it again not so long ago and once again, it completely blew my mind. One thing I fou... read more

Silly

10 years, 10 months ago at Feb 2 18:07

Electrophorus Dragon

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Michael Haneke once stated that the intention behind 'Funny Games' was that, if you couldn't watch it all the way through, then you didn't need to.

I'm not sure about that. I don't think I like the idea that a film director knows better than I do what I need to watch, or what I don't need to watch. I did watch 'Funny Games' all the way through, and it's a movie about two guys who to... read more

Irritating and Unwatchable.

9 years, 3 months ago at Aug 31 9:48

OsamaExKing

1 vote

Let me be honest here, i'm not familiar with the director, but if this is what he usually do? then i will never watch another movie of him.

The story goes like this: two guys enters a family vacations home, kill their dog, kick the father on the leg, so he can't walk and start asking some stupid question just to irritate the viewer, the two guys look very normal and polite, they use... read more

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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.

Release date: 11 March 1998
UPC: 720917505527

Tags: Thriller (17), 1990s (15), Austria (14), Drama (13), Horror (12), Crime (10), 1997 (10), Violence (9), Austrian (9), Torture (8), Disturbing (8), Hostage (7), Murder (6), Vacation (6), Sadism (4), Dog (4), Post Modern (4), Television (4), Broken Leg (4), Lake (4)

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" 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. The films of Michael Haneke, are known for being unflinching and brutal, and audacious. In this case, he dares you to watch and sit through a relentlessly bleak film In which the idea is that violence is inherent and society is complacent. And by watching Funny Games, you are too by passively viewing it all unfold. The film al"

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