Game Night
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Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night.
What critics thought
Game Night earned broadly positive notices for its dark comic premise and game cast, though critics were split on whether it fully delivers on its potential — praising its cleverness and style while noting it stops short of genuine greatness. The gap between a film critics liked and one they loved is the recurring theme: funny enough, inventive enough, but rarely enough.
“Even at 100 minutes, Game Night pushes its premise to the wall of synthetic escapism. Yet the movie manipulates its audience in cunning and puckish ways. It's no big whoop, but you're happy to have been played.”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
“It's a good time, but it maybe could have been a great one. Which I suppose is true of so many nights meant to deliver us from the doldrums of settled life.”
Richard Lawson·Vanity Fair
“There are chuckles here and there, but a striking absence of belly laughs”
The Hollywood Reporter
Genres
Mystery, Comedy, Crime
Cast & Crew
John Francis DaleyDirector
Jonathan GoldsteinDirector
Jason BatemanMax
Rachel McAdamsAnnie
Kyle ChandlerBrooks
Sharon HorganSarah
Billy MagnussenRyan
Lamorne MorrisKevin
Kylie BunburyMichelle
Jesse PlemonsGary
Michael C. HallThe Bulgarian
Danny HustonDonald Anderton
Chelsea PerettiGlenda
Camille ChenDr. Chin
Cliff MartinezComposer
Barry PetersonCinematographyFrom the studio
Game Night
Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night.
What critics thought
Game Night earned broadly positive notices for its dark comic premise and game cast, though critics were split on whether it fully delivers on its potential — praising its cleverness and style while noting it stops short of genuine greatness. The gap between a film critics liked and one they loved is the recurring theme: funny enough, inventive enough, but rarely enough.
“Even at 100 minutes, Game Night pushes its premise to the wall of synthetic escapism. Yet the movie manipulates its audience in cunning and puckish ways. It's no big whoop, but you're happy to have been played.”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
“It's a good time, but it maybe could have been a great one. Which I suppose is true of so many nights meant to deliver us from the doldrums of settled life.”
Richard Lawson·Vanity Fair
“There are chuckles here and there, but a striking absence of belly laughs”
The Hollywood Reporter
Genres
Mystery, Comedy, Crime
Cast & Crew
John Francis DaleyDirectorJonathan GoldsteinDirectorJason BatemanMaxRachel McAdamsAnnieKyle ChandlerBrooksSharon HorganSarahBilly MagnussenRyanLamorne MorrisKevinKylie BunburyMichelleJesse PlemonsGaryMichael C. HallThe BulgarianDanny HustonDonald AndertonChelsea PerettiGlendaCamille ChenDr. ChinCliff MartinezComposerBarry PetersonCinematographyFrom the studio
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