Funny Games

1997, Mystery & thriller, 1h 48m

38 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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Violent images and blunt audience provocation make up this nihilistic experiment from one of cinema's more difficult filmmakers. Read critic reviews

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An idyllic lakeside vacation home is terrorized by Paul (Arno Frisch) and Peter (Frank Giering), a pair of deeply disturbed young men. When the fearful Anna (Susanne Lothar) is home alone, the two men drop by for a visit that quickly turns violent and terrifying. Husband Georg (Ulrich Mühe) comes to her rescue, but Paul and Peter take the family hostage and subject them to nightmarish abuse and humiliation. From time to time, Paul talks to the film's audience, making it complicit in the horror.
  • Genre:
    Mystery & thriller
  • Original Language:
    German
  • Director:
    Michael Haneke
  • Producer:
    Veit Heiduschka
  • Writer:
    Michael Haneke
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  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby, Surround
  • Aspect Ratio:
    35mm

Cast & Crew

Susanne Lothar
Anna
Ulrich Mühe
Georg
Frank Giering
Peter
Arno Frisch
Paul
Stefan Clapczynski
Schorschi
Doris Kunstmann
Gerda
Christoph Bantzer
Fred
Wolfgang Glück
Robert
Susanne Meneghel
Gerdas Schwester
Monika Zallinger
Eva
Michael Haneke
Director
Michael Haneke
Writer
Veit Heiduschka
Executive Producer
Veit Heiduschka
Producer
Jürgen Jürges
Cinematographer
Andreas Prochaska
Film Editing
Christoph Kanter
Production Design
Lisy Christl
Costume Design
Simone Bachl
Assistant Makeup Artist
Waldemer Pokromski
Key Makeup Artist
Helga Fuchs
Executive in Charge of Production
Werner Reitmeier
Production Manager
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