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Funny Games (1998)

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Reviews Counted:24

Fresh:15

Rotten:9

Average Rating:6.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: A powerfully graphic film (even though no violence is ever shown on the screen itself) about an Austrian family who goes on a country vacation and become the victims of two cold-blooded psychopaths... A powerfully graphic film (even though no violence is ever shown on the screen itself) about an Austrian family who goes on a country vacation and become the victims of two cold-blooded psychopaths who are out to torture them with their "funny games." Haneke's point, that fictional violence is as real as the real world's, is presented chillingly in this extremely well-acted, yet potentially offensive effort. Weak of stomach, beware. [More]

Starring: Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Muhe, Arno Frisch, Frank Giering

Starring: Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Muhe, Arno Frisch, Frank Giering

Director: Michael Haneke

Director: Michael Haneke
Screenwriter: Michael Haneke
Producer: Veit Heiduschka
Composer: Pietro Mascagni, John Zorn, G. F. Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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A sort of Austrian art-house Cape Fear by way of the new Cinema of Cruelty.

Full Review Source: City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul | comment Comment
08/21/09
Rob Nelson
Rob Nelson
City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
N/R

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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
David Rooney
David Rooney
Variety
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Haneke's film doesn't invite audience exploration; it pummels them with preordained conclusions.

Full Review Source: Projection Booth | comment Comment
03/20/08
Rob Humanick
Rob Humanick
Projection Booth

What Haneke has actually done is to satirize the complex relationship between the story and the audience. On that level it's a triumph.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
03/13/08
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Haneke has rational reasons for his movie's violence, but he still crosses lines more often than he justifies crossing them.

Full Review Source: LarsenOnFilm | comment Comment
03/10/08
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
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Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
10/25/07
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

No review available.

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02/25/07
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

Haneke's snooty admonishments are disturbing because they're never self-critical.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
05/03/06
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

Um genial exercício narrativo e de estilo que, ao mesmo tempo em que mantém o espectador tenso, obriga-o a encarar a própria fascinação pela violência.

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04/05/06
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/26/06
Time Out

As a metaphysical experiment in sadism, Funny Games is endorsed by negative responses.

Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You | comment Comment
11/01/05
Rumsey Taylor
Rumsey Taylor
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

Haneke's film is a loathsome experiment in violence. Enter at your own risk.

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10/27/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

What happened to the good old fashioned insane killer?

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
10/17/05
Chris Cabin
Chris Cabin
Filmcritic.com

No review available.

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06/25/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

...one sequence featuring the manipulation of time by a character undermines everything that came before it...

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08/01/03
David Nusair
David Nusair
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Sadistic, insufferable, clever, and relentlessly compelling.

Full Review Source: Film Scouts | comment Comment
04/17/02
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Film Scouts
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
03/24/02
Boston Phoenix

Alternately infuriating and harrowing, Michael Haneke's Funny Games is a potent piece of shock cinema that thrives on making the audience uncomfortable.

Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com | comment Comment
03/05/02
Jeremy Heilman
Jeremy Heilman
MovieMartyr.com

One of the most gut-wrenching cinematic ordeals in recent memory.

Full Review Source: Mike Bracken's Horror Films | comment Comment
02/14/01
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken's Horror Films

An ersatz nightmare, a pedant's lecture on sadism, and an intellectual's idea of a shock tactic.

Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
 
 
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February 20, 2008: Exclusive: Funny Games' Guide to Home Invasion
Are you ready for the first mind-trip thriller of the year? We've got an exclusive tidbit from Michael Haneke's Funny Games -- a Users' Guide to Home Invasion, which might come... More...

September 17, 2007: Trailer Bulletin: Funny Games
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August 24, 2006: Tim Roth & Naomi Watts to Star in "Funny Games" Remake
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May 19, 2006: Naomi & Viggo to Make "Promises" with Cronenberg
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