Funny Games

Released Year: 1997

Certificate: A

Runtime: 108 minutes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 69

Director: Michael Haneke

Stars: Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe, Arno Frisch, Frank Giering

No of Votes: 65058

Gross: N/A

Overview: Two violent young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.

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