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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.
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Critics Consensus

With a talented cast turned loose on a loaded premise -- and a sharp script loaded with dark comedy and unexpected twists -- Game Night might be more fun than the real thing.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader 03/09/2020
The long joke of the narrative is adroitly handled, and for once the climax pays off in laughs. Go to Full Review Richard Brody The New Yorker 03/05/2018
The movie is a hollow throwback to classic comedy, and it shines only by contrast with dull studio competition. Go to Full Review Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard 03/04/2018
3/5
The spoofy action set-pieces are ho hum. What's special is the minutiae-based, casually political banter. Go to Full Review David Griffiths Subculture Entertainment 10/29/2024
3/5
Its great screenplay allows for a little more storyline and suspense then what we expect from most comedy films while Jason Bateman once again shows why he is the current king of comedy. Go to Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson 10/14/2024
4/5
Flush with snickering hilarity and scoring plenty of points for swerving surprises, Game Night is infectiously entertaining with any cheese it serves. Go to Full Review Tina Kakadelis Beyond the Cinerama Dome 07/25/2023
Harkening back to the mid-budget comedy movies that have sadly disappeared from the mainstream, Game Night is the sort of breezy movie that has great potential for universal appeal, if only people are able to find out about it. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Derek E Nov 30 Hilarious from start to finish. Jokes kept on coming and the plot was great. I really enjoyed it and wish they made more comedies like this. I would put this on par with 21 jump street but more mature. See more Jennifer R @jeninma Nov 27 Not great. Not sure what the deal is with the reviews. Predictable. If not for Jesse Plemons, I would have turned it off. See more Jack L Nov 24 Date Night Movie Review My girlfriend and I picked this movie because the cast looked promising, but honestly, the whole thing felt like a huge stretch. Maybe kids would find it entertaining, but scene after scene I just got more frustrated with how far-fetched it became. It wasn’t funny enough to justify how unrealistic everything was, and nothing really made sense. Overall, it just didn’t land for us. See more Dawson H @cinedaws Nov 19 Eh. Had some laughs. See more Aviva K @Aviva Nov 13 Great cast. Clever premise. A lot of fun. See more Adam D @neph-lon Nov 9 Refreshing twist on Romantic Comedy, touches on an important stage of relationship - that anxiety about how a baby will affect your relationship with other couples! Film was predictable in parts, but the ending tied together really well. My favorite part was the camera tilt-shift effect making the town and all the aerial shots looking like a miniature. See more Read all reviews
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John Francis Daley

Director

Jonathan M. Goldstein

Director

Jason Bateman

Max

Rachel McAdams

Annie

Kyle Chandler

Brooks

Sharon Horgan

Sarah

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Synopsis 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.
Director
John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein
Producer
John Davis, Jason Bateman, John Fox, James Garavente
Screenwriter
Mark Perez
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
New Line Cinema, Aggregate Films, Davis Entertainment
Rating
R (Sexual References|Language|Some Violence)
Genre
Comedy, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 23, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 4, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$69.0M
Runtime
1h 40m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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