Dinner with Friends

Dinner with Friends (2001)

  • 88% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 39% of users liked it
    (936 ratings)

A happily married couple discover their friends are not as happy as they thought, and they begin to wonder how sound their own relationship can be, in this made-for-cable adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Donald Margulies. Gabe (Dennis Quaid) and Karen (Andie MacDowell) are a pair of… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Donald Marguiles
Genres
Drama, Television, Comedy
In Theaters
Aug 11, 2001 Wide
HBO Video

Critic Reviews

  • Bruce Fretts, Entertainment Weekly

    Astringently witty and ultimately heart shattering, ''Dinner With Friends'' is an expertly prepared gourmet feast in a world of TV dinners.

  • Kim Newman, Empire Magazine

    There are moments of interesting honesty, and the players get to enjoy some meaty roles - especially Quaid, nicely underplaying one of the least showiest roles he's had in years.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    ...the performances are all note-perfect.

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    Would be better filmed as a play, but as it is, is a wonderfully performed relationship drama

  • Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

    As an adult drama, Dinner With Friends is apt enough at exploring late-thirtysomething angst and crisis, well acting and paced with enough momentum to keep the story from dragging.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Red L


    Perhaps I am not enough of an intellectual, but I had difficulties with this movie. I find the discussion of what keeps a marriage fresh an interesting topic, but I did not find the behaviour of the four main characters useful as a learning exercise, nor super entertaining as… More

  • Alice S


    Excellent script, performances, and concept, but despite all the deep emotions and intellectual rationalizations, I still found the story a little reductive. Normally I put no stock in how "likeable" a character is, but for realistic relationship dramas like this,… More

  • Sunil J


    Overdramatic and boring. Doesn't really bring anything new to relationship movies.

  • Leo L


    A favorite. Fantastic film about a group of friends dealing with love, relationship, family, and friendship. Brilliant!

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