The Dinner Game
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The Dinner Game is a 1998 French comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber, renowned for its sharp farcical premise in which wealthy men invite unsuspecting “idiots” to a cruelly judgmental dinner.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Dinner Game canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Dinner Game Context triple: [Francis Veber, notableWork, The Dinner Game]
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A.
The Dinner
The Dinner is a psychological drama film adapted from Herman Koch’s novel, centering on two couples whose tense restaurant conversation gradually reveals a disturbing family secret.
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B.
Stranger at the Table
"Stranger at the Table" is a song from Chance the Rapper and Jeremih’s collaborative Christmas-themed mixtape "Merry Christmas Lil Mama."
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C.
Dinner with Friends
Dinner with Friends is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Donald Margulies that explores the impact of divorce on two married couples and the fragility of long-term relationships.
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D.
The Gin Game
The Gin Game is a Pulitzer Prize–winning two-character play by D.L. Coburn that uses a series of gin rummy games between elderly nursing home residents to explore themes of aging, loneliness, and human frailty.
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E.
The Perfect Host
The Perfect Host is a 2010 dark comedy thriller film starring David Hyde Pierce as an eccentric and increasingly sinister dinner party host.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Dinner Game Target entity description: The Dinner Game is a 1998 French comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber, renowned for its sharp farcical premise in which wealthy men invite unsuspecting “idiots” to a cruelly judgmental dinner.
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A.
The Dinner
The Dinner is a psychological drama film adapted from Herman Koch’s novel, centering on two couples whose tense restaurant conversation gradually reveals a disturbing family secret.
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B.
Stranger at the Table
"Stranger at the Table" is a song from Chance the Rapper and Jeremih’s collaborative Christmas-themed mixtape "Merry Christmas Lil Mama."
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C.
Dinner with Friends
Dinner with Friends is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Donald Margulies that explores the impact of divorce on two married couples and the fragility of long-term relationships.
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D.
The Gin Game
The Gin Game is a Pulitzer Prize–winning two-character play by D.L. Coburn that uses a series of gin rummy games between elderly nursing home residents to explore themes of aging, loneliness, and human frailty.
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E.
The Perfect Host
The Perfect Host is a 2010 dark comedy thriller film starring David Hyde Pierce as an eccentric and increasingly sinister dinner party host.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French comedy film
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film ⓘ |
| actor |
Alexandra Vandernoot
NERFINISHED
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Catherine Frot NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel Prévost NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis Huster NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacques Villeret NERFINISHED ⓘ Thierry Lhermitte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
César Award for Best Actor (Jacques Villeret)
NERFINISHED
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César Award for Best Supporting Actor (Daniel Prévost) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Le Dîner de cons (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | stage play ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Luciano Tovoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| director | Francis Veber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Gaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorUS | Miramax Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Patrice Griffini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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farce ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Juste Leblanc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marlène Sasseur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Dinner for Schmucks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Dinner for Schmucks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
François Pignon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pierre Brochant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARatingUS | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Vladimir Cosma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
César Award for Best Director
NERFINISHED
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César Award for Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ César Award for Best Writing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | sharp farcical premise involving a cruel dinner game with "idiots" ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Dîner de cons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Wealthy men hold a weekly dinner where each brings an unsuspecting "idiot" to be secretly mocked. ⓘ |
| portrays |
Daniel Prévost – Lucien Cheval
NERFINISHED
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Jacques Villeret – François Pignon NERFINISHED ⓘ Thierry Lhermitte – Pierre Brochant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Alain Poiré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Gaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateFrance | 1998-04-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 80 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Francis Veber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| theme |
class satire
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humiliation and empathy ⓘ social cruelty ⓘ |
| writer | Francis Veber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Dinner Game Description of subject: The Dinner Game is a 1998 French comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber, renowned for its sharp farcical premise in which wealthy men invite unsuspecting “idiots” to a cruelly judgmental dinner.
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