The Dinner Game

Apr 15, 1998

1h 20m

★ 7.8

A feast for the senseless.

Overview

For Pierre Brochant and his friends, Wednesday is “Idiots' Day”. The idea is simple: each person has to bring along an idiot. The one who brings the most spectacular idiot wins the prize. Tonight, Brochant is ecstatic. He has found a gem. The ultimate idiot, “A world champion idiot!”. What Brochant doesn’t know is that Pignon is a real jinx, a past master in the art of bringing on catastrophes...

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Gaumont

EFVE

TPS Cinéma

TF1 Films Production

The Dinner Game Trailers

Cast

François Pignon

Jacques Villeret

Pierre Brochant

Thierry Lhermitte

Juste Leblanc

Francis Huster

Lucien Cheval

Daniel Prévost

Christine Brochant

Alexandra Vandernoot

Marlène Sasseur

Catherine Frot

Jean Cordier

Edgar Givry

Doctor Sorbier

Christian Pereira

Bichaud, first animator

Benoît Bellal

Third animator

Jacques Bleu

Boomerang enthusiast guest

Philippe Brigaud

Guest

Michel Caccia

The Holy Cash' follows the story of Pablo (Paul Rodriguez), a con artist seeking a new way to make money by deceiving people. Alongside his friend "Guero" (Jay Mohr), they discover that an ex-convict is masquerading as a successful preacher, the renowned "Willy Dollars" (Aries Spears). With Willy's assistance, they create their own show, achieving incredible success.

10.0

Welcome to Eltingville

Mar 3, 2002

The misadventures of four boys who are big fans of comic books, toys, trading cards, and science fiction.

6.8

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Nov 1, 2006

Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev travels to America to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the nation, Borat meets real people in real situations with hysterical consequences. His backwards behavior generates strong reactions around him exposing prejudices and hypocrisies in American culture.

6.8

The Taste of Others

Mar 1, 2000

Unpolished and ultra-pragmatic industrialist Jean-Jacques Castella reluctantly attends Racine's tragedy "Berenice" in order to see his niece play a bit part. He is taken with the play's strangely familiar-looking leading lady Clara Devaux. During the course of the show, Castella soon remembers that he once hired and then promptly fired the actress as an English language tutor. He immediately goes out and signs up for language lessons. Thinking that he is nothing but an ill-tempered philistine with bad taste, Clara rejects him until Castella charms her off her feet.

5.3

Kangaroo Jack

Jan 17, 2003

Two childhood friends — a New York hairstylist and a wanna-be musician — get mixed-up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things go all wrong when the money is lost to a wild kangaroo.

7.3

Promise Her Anything

Jun 11, 1999

A quaint small town that hasn't paid taxes since World War II draws the attention of an ambitious tax inspector in this comedy starring Billy Zane and Patrick Bergin.

5.4

Jeff Panacloc : À la poursuite de Jean-Marc

Dec 20, 2023

Feature-length adaptation of the ventriloquist duo.

0.0

Dracula 2: The Ride Home

Apr 25, 2026

After bailing his ass from jail, Mummy is reluctant to invite Dracula back to their apartment.

0.0

Dear Liza

May 21, 2025

A romantic comedy about a hole in a husbands logic.

0.0

Nobody Wants to Be Just Ordinary

Nov 4, 2023

The lives of different indie artists of the Hollywood film industry intersect when they get tired of failing and have the opportunity to make a "promising" feature film.

0.0

The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special

Apr 15, 2021

Star of stage and screen Alaska Thunderfuck proudly presents "Alaska's Extra Special Comedy Special." Featuring some of Alaska's greatest musical hits, exciting special guests, and a series of comedic jokes.

0.0

At First Sight

Nov 21, 2025

A young woman comes to a coffee shop to work, but notices a sign nearby that says "Table for dating." Sofia moves there in hopes of finally finding love. But what first impression will the men who want to meet the beauty make on her?

No Image

8.0

The Dunce Attends a Birthday Party

Dec 6, 1956

Third Sister Tai marries Dunce Lau and her life has since been between laughter and tears. At the birthday party of Tai's father one year later, Lau's wit suddenly comes back to him. Lau turns the occasion into a stage for displaying his talents and makes fun of his two brothers-in-law who used to despise him.

10.0

Mountain King

May 9, 2026

When Hannah travels to Sweden to surprise her boyfriend and meet his parents, she begins to suspect that his family is hiding a monstrous secret.

6.9

The Addams Family 2

Oct 1, 2021

The Addams get tangled up in more wacky adventures and find themselves involved in hilarious run-ins with all sorts of unsuspecting characters.

6.4

Guy Manley: Super Spy

Sep 13, 2024

Guy Manley, formerly the world’s most preeminent secret agent, who, while drowning in his alcohol-filled retirement, is brought back for one last mission by his former boss Buck Cash. His mission? Kill Buck's brother, Rich Cash, keeping him from being elected the city's new mayor, thereby stopping him from becoming the most powerful person in the world!

0.0

Max Voltage

Apr 5, 2024

This short film was created as part of the 48 Hour Film Project in GLasgow, Scotland 2024. Shot To Go! Was tasked with creating a Superhero short film including the character Christina Murry, the line of dialogue “Let's Dance”, and the prop a Toilet brush.

0.0

Jane Bond

Sep 21, 2025

Returning home from an undercover mission, top agent Jane Bond believes the ruthless terrorist organisation SPECTRE has infiltrated MI6. Can Bond and Q get to the bottom of this dastardly plot before its too late?

6.5

Accepted

Aug 18, 2006

A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.

8.5

Family Coup

Nov 23, 2022

"Golpe a golpe" (Family coup) was a Chilean television sitcom from the 1970s and 1980s. In this series, the family of the stern anti-communist dictator Augusto Pinochet found themselves forced to share their home with the spirit of the late former socialist president Salvador Allende, who was portrayed by a puppet. This short film aims to salvage this show's existence by extracting fragments from its surviving material.