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The Coffee Table

Play trailer Poster for The Coffee Table Released Apr 19, 2024 1h 31m Horror Crime Drama Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Jesús and Maria love each other, endlessly, magnificently, even though they sometimes just don't notice. But hey, now that their little lump of love is born, everything's going to work out. Sure, Maria still has a bit of a North-Korean streak in handling the household, calling all the shots when it comes to the color of their apartment walls, the name of the baby, the food they eat, the TV shows they watch, the thickness of the toilet paper and their holiday destination. Jesús, to prove to her and himself he ain't some spineless trilobite but that he has a will of his own, gets to pick the coffee table. Halleluiah! A hard-won victory that he's cherishing by picking out the most aggressively ugly little thing imaginable, the furniture equivalent of Liberace getting lost in Ikea. An unbreakable wonder, says the salesman. Overpriced, says Maria. It will bring boundless happiness to their lives, says the salesman. Their worst nightmare, says us....
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Phil Hoad Guardian Casas has an undeniable nose for middle-class peccadilloes, but tone is everything. Rated: 2/5 May 13, 2024 Full Review Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views The filmmakers have conceived a bleak, emotionally violent film, but other than a lot of blood, it is not actually graphic. It will feel graphic, and you may wind up with a headache afterwards. Cayas is wise to let us use our imagination. Nov 4, 2024 Full Review Petr Navovy Pajiba If you have a strong stomach and have had your curiosity piqued, The Coffee Table is worth your time. Jun 24, 2024 Full Review Ruben Peralta Rigaud Cocalecas The Dining Table is bold and unlike anything you've seen before. [Full review in Spanish] Jun 6, 2024 Full Review Chris Joyce Movies and Munchies (YouTube) The acting is spectacular, capturing the stresses of parenting compounded by unimaginable actions and the relationships are uneasy and strained, but executed in engrossing ways to craft the appropriate amount of oppressive dread. Rated: 4.5/5 May 23, 2024 Full Review Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness ... doesn’t incorporate the supernatural, myths or legends, or otherwise twist the logic of reality to conjure tension or terror, but uses interpersonal tension and human horror to upend audiences from uncomfortable start to disquieting end. Rated: 4/5 May 21, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Wellington C Certainly one of the most DISTURBING films I've ever seen and I don't even have the voice to comment on it. It's not very explicit, but the film tortures you on the other hand, putting you in a cruel and distressing situation. It has a grotesque and sadistic plot that will leave you in hell for several minutes. The first act is well constructed, introducing the characters with information that will be important to give weight to the story. The second act, however, adds information to torture the viewer, who knows what many of the characters don't know. It could have been more succinct, but perhaps precisely because the screenwriter and director achieved their goal so well: to suffocate us. That's why I thought about giving up watching it a few times. I've never wanted a film to end so much and it all dragged on because I still had to stop for a few moments to breathe. There are some sadistic jokes that I thought could have been avoided and I thought that the building of tension created too many expectations for the ending, especially in the performance of the protagonist, who doesn't deliver everything we expected. I feel that after so much suffering, the viewer is not rewarded in the end. But maybe that's the idea and so the film is extremely successful. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/25 Full Review Hope F Film je žanrovski više kao teška drama, nego horor. Surove i necenzurisane scene suočavanja sa strašnom tragedijom, odnosno nesrećnim slučajem, čine ga traumatičnim za gledanje više nego scene sa krvlju. To što su oba brata pedofili i samoubistva na kraju, meni lično izazivaju veće gadjenje od cele priče. Ceo film zapravo ostavlja osećaj sažaljenja i šoka. Prokleti stočić za kafu! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/25 Full Review Nahyaab I What makes this movie so disturbing and scary is that these types of things can happen in real life. This movie shows the characters trauma and anxiety after what happened, and it makes us go through it as well. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/26/24 Full Review Dun B Si acabas de ser padre y sacas un par de horas para descansar y relajarte, para evadirte y distraerte con alguna historia que te transporte de tu realidad, La Mesita del comedor no es tu película Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/26/24 Full Review Audience Member No movie has captivated me and disturbed me so much. Yes it can feel predictable but it’s that predictability that is so haunting. You know where the movie is going and just want it to get there to end the madness you are feeling. A wild ride that shows what the horror genere is capable of. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/20/24 Full Review Tom T It’s ability to hold what makes this so original is the real treat. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/18/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Jesús and Maria love each other, endlessly, magnificently, even though they sometimes just don't notice. But hey, now that their little lump of love is born, everything's going to work out. Sure, Maria still has a bit of a North-Korean streak in handling the household, calling all the shots when it comes to the color of their apartment walls, the name of the baby, the food they eat, the TV shows they watch, the thickness of the toilet paper and their holiday destination. Jesús, to prove to her and himself he ain't some spineless trilobite but that he has a will of his own, gets to pick the coffee table. Halleluiah! A hard-won victory that he's cherishing by picking out the most aggressively ugly little thing imaginable, the furniture equivalent of Liberace getting lost in Ikea. An unbreakable wonder, says the salesman. Overpriced, says Maria. It will bring boundless happiness to their lives, says the salesman. Their worst nightmare, says us....
Director
Caye Casas
Screenwriter
Caye Casas, Cristina Borobia, Cristina Borobia, Caye Casas
Distributor
Cinephobia Releasing
Production Co
Alhena Films, La Charito Films, Apocalipsis Producciones
Genre
Horror, Crime, Drama, Comedy
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 19, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 14, 2024
Runtime
1h 31m
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