Funny Games fingerprintRelentless energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and crime
Standout direction
Functional look and sound
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Funny Games is nerve-racking, brutally violent, and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and crime
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and crime.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Funny Games is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Shout! Factory TV and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, and Metacritic 69). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, and strong language.
1 h 49 min
Funny Games runs 1 h 49 min.
Yes. Critics average 71 and audiences 78 out of 100, so both groups see Funny Games much the same way.
It was made in German, with some French. Produced in Austria.
+36GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Funny Games in 50 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 71 storytelling tropes for Funny Games, including Shoot the Shaggy Dog, Cultural Translation, Fan Disservice.
7.5
