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Funny Games

Funny Games

You must admit, you brought this on yourself.

20086.61h 51m

Overview

When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed with deceptively sweet smiles and some golf clubs, they proceed to terrorize and torture the tight-knit clan, giving them until the next day to survive.

Directed by Michael Haneke
Written by Michael Haneke
Produced by Rene Bastian, Andrea Occhipinti, Hamish McAlpine
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $7.9M

Top Cast

Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts

Ann

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

George

Michael Pitt

Michael Pitt

Paul

Brady Corbet

Brady Corbet

Peter

Devon Gearhart

Devon Gearhart

Georgie

Boyd Gaines

Boyd Gaines

Fred

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Betsy

Robert LuPone

Robert LuPone

Robert

S

Susi Haneke

Betsy's Sister-in-Law

Linda Moran

Linda Moran

Eve

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshiphostagepsychopathboatvacationremakemurderbreaking the fourth wallmale homosexualityneighborserial killertorturedogfamilygolf clubsavagerylake housesinister

About Funny Games

Funny Games is a thriller, horror film released in 2008 exploring themes of sibling relationship, hostage, psychopath, boat, vacation, remake. Directed by Michael Haneke, it stars Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt. When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed with deceptively sweet smiles and some golf clubs, they proceed to terrorize and torture the tight-knit clan, giving them until the next day to survive.

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