Game Night

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Game Night

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2018

1h 40m

Comedy

Action

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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

The long joke of the narrative is adroitly handled, and for once the climax pays off in laughs.

Mar 9, 2020

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

The movie is a hollow throwback to classic comedy, and it shines only by contrast with dull studio competition.

Mar 5, 2018

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

The spoofy action set-pieces are ho hum. What's special is the minutiae-based, casually political banter.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 4, 2018

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David Griffiths

Subculture Entertainment

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.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 29, 2024

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Flush with snickering hilarity and scoring plenty of points for swerving surprises, Game Night is infectiously entertaining with any cheese it serves.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 14, 2024

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Tina Kakadelis

Beyond the Cinerama Dome

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.

Jul 25, 2023

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Jennifer R.

Not great. Not sure what the deal is with the reviews. Predictable. If not for Jesse Plemons, I would have turned it off.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/27/25

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Jack L

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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/24/25

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Dawson H.

Eh. Had some laughs.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/19/25

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Aviva K.

Great cast. Clever premise. A lot of fun.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/13/25

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Adam D.

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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/09/25

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Rich C.

Really enjoyed this one. Worth the watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/07/25

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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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