Beatriz at Dinner

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Beatriz at Dinner

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2017

1h 23m

Comedy

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Beatriz is a Los Angeles massage therapist and holistic healer who drives to the seaside mansion of her client Cathy. When her old Volkswagen breaks down, she receives a friendly invitation from Cathy to stay for a seemingly innocent business dinner. As the guests arrive and the wine starts to flow, Beatriz finds herself in an escalating war of words with Doug Strutt, a ruthless real estate mogul who cares more about money than people.

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Critics Consensus

Beatriz at Dinner offers timely social commentary enlivened by powerful, layered performances from Salma Hayek and John Lithgow.

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David Stratton

The Australian

09/22/2017

3.5/5

There are fine performances from the ensemble, with [Salma] Hayek's feisty outsider and [John] Lithgow's smug, self-satisfied tycoon making the most satisfying contributions.

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Max Weiss

Baltimore Magazine

06/29/2017

2.5/4

I can't quite say I enjoyed it, but I'm not going to forget it that easily, either.

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

06/23/2017

B-

Hayek gives one of her better performances, though - she makes it clear that Beatriz may be righteous, but she's also more than a bit unhinged - and Lithgow is so good at playing CEO oiliness that you have to smile. He's the man you love to hate.

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Miguel Ravelo

Correcámara

Feb 20

It's a shame that a promising script ended up going astray like this, wasting interesting plot points and conflicts. [Full review in Spanish]

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Fletcher Powell

KMUW - Wichita Public Radio

05/12/2023

... an effective study of character and what’s really important in our lives ...

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Brian T. Carney

Washington Blade

12/14/2022

Chlöe Sevigny turns in a richly layered performance as a conflicted dinner guest.

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Fil S

@RT85468875 03/23/2025

Not bad movie ,but a little boring.

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kate k

@RT82948217 09/30/2024

Billed as a dark comedy. The ending was a joke, so I guess that qualified this movie as a comedy.

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Marlene A

@RT73598001 09/22/2024

It's a great movie with exceptional acting. Regarding the ending, I wished the lanterns had burnt their beautiful houses, and Beatriz had saved the earth, but that would be fantasy. The ending is left for each one of us to interpret. In my version of the ending, Earth, selfishness, and empathy represented by Beatriz, perished while men like Doug Strutt and his minions burned the earth with their lanterns of selfish pleasures.

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Matthew D

@RT74523642 07/02/2024

What a lazy, half-hearted, uninspired copout of an ending.

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Alec B

@Alec97 01/03/2024

The ending leaves a lot to be desired but Hayek's low key performance is great.

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Dee F

@RT80853538 09/04/2023

As subtle as a sledgehammer and just as much fun to be around. I don't think my family will ever forgive me for choosing this one.

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Synopsis

Beatriz is a Los Angeles massage therapist and holistic healer who drives to the seaside mansion of her client Cathy. When her old Volkswagen breaks down, she receives a friendly invitation from Cathy to stay for a seemingly innocent business dinner. As the guests arrive and the wine starts to flow, Beatriz finds herself in an escalating war of words with Doug Strutt, a ruthless real estate mogul who cares more about money than people.

Director: Miguel Arteta
Producer: Pamela Koffler, Aaron L. Gilbert, David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon
Screenwriter: Mike White
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Killer Films, BRON Studios
Rating: R (Language|A Scene of Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 23, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.1M
Runtime: 1h 23m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)