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Game Night (2018)

Game Night poster
Directed by
Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley
Genre
action film, mystery film, comedy thriller
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
R
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 6,350 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of friends who regularly hold game nights get caught up in a real kidnapping mystery. They have to use their wits to survive a dangerous night.

tensecomedicfast-pacedsuspensefulwittyplayfuldarkly comictwisty

What happens

Game Night is a 2018 American action comedy film directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein and written by Mark Perez. It stars Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams, and the film's supporting cast includes Billy Magnussen, Sharon Horgan, Lamorne Morris, Kylie Bunbury, Jesse Plemons, Michael C. Hall, and Kyle Chandler. The film follows a group of friends whose game night turns into a real-life mystery after one of them is kidnapped. Warner Bros. Pictures released the film on February 23, 2018. It received positive reviews from critics and has grossed $117 million worldwide. Plemons was nominated for the Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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