Summary
Ariane and Gerhard Christ, a wealthy Munich couple, plan for the weekend on separate trips, lying to the other about their trysts. However, their itineraries are complicated when they both arrive at the family's country home with their respective lovers.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
- You want to half-watch while scrolling
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 83Audiences 72GoodWatch 77
Tomatometer83%
Letterboxd · 13 K ratings3.8/5
IMDb7.2
Audience score67%
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −23 min on the typical 109
typical 10986Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
1977
February 23, 1977
49 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
German
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
Germany- France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 moreDirecting · 1
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director, Writer
Production · 2
- Barbet Schroeder Producer
- Michael Fengler Producer
Camera · 1
- Michael Ballhaus Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ila von Hasperg Editor
Sound · 3
- Peer Raben Original Music Composer
- Wolfgang Hoffmann Sound Designer
- Roland Henschke Sound Designer
Art · 3
- Kurt Raab Art Direction
- Peter Müller Art Direction
- Helga Ballhaus Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Jo Braun Makeup Artist
More like this
Similar
Most like Chinese Roulette overall
Nearest on the related map: closest in everything it does to you, not one trait
- Belle de Jour (1967)
GoodWatch score 86 - The Servant (1963)
GoodWatch score 86 - The Mad Women's Ball (2021)
GoodWatch score 74 - Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
GoodWatch score 81 - Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
GoodWatch score 67 - Mr. Arkadin (1955)
GoodWatch score 72 - L'Avventura (1960)
GoodWatch score 87 - The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
GoodWatch score 77 - Seduced and Abandoned (1964)
GoodWatch score 80 - Mr. Klein (1976)
GoodWatch score 75 - Bad Education (2004)
GoodWatch score 81 - Valmont (1989)
GoodWatch score 60 - The Conformist (1971)
GoodWatch score 89 - Carnal Knowledge (1971)
GoodWatch score 76 - The Rules of the Game (1939)
GoodWatch score 88 - Mothering Sunday (2021)
GoodWatch score 65
Same genre
More drama movies
- Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
GoodWatch score 86 - Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
GoodWatch score 80 - Before Sunrise (1995)
GoodWatch score 81 - The Big Short (2015)
GoodWatch score 79 - Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
GoodWatch score 82 - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
GoodWatch score 64 - Before Sunset (2004)
GoodWatch score 87 - Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
GoodWatch score 84