Game Night (2018)

A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves entangled in a real-life mystery when the shady brother of one of them is seemingly kidnapped by dangerous gangsters.

Directors:

John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein

Writer:

Mark Perez

Stars:

Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler

4 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Bateman	...	Max
Rachel McAdams	...	Annie
Kyle Chandler	...	Brooks
Sharon Horgan	...	Sarah
Billy Magnussen	...	Ryan
Lamorne Morris	...	Kevin
Kylie Bunbury	...	Michelle
Jesse Plemons	...	Gary
Michael C. Hall	...	The Bulgarian
Danny Huston	...	Donald Anderton
Chelsea Peretti	...	Glenda
Camille Chen	...	Dr. Chin
Zerrick Williams	...	Val (as Zerrick Deion Williams)
Joshua Mikel	...	Colin
R.F. Daley	...	Tats

Storyline

Married competitive gamer couple Max and Annie are trying to have a child, but their attempts are unsuccessful due to Max's stress surrounding his feelings of inadequacy when compared to his successful, attractive brother Brooks. During Max and Annie's routine weekend game night with their friends Ryan, and married couple Kevin and Michelle, Brooks shows up Max by arriving in a Corvette Stingray (Max's dream car) and sharing an embarrassing childhood story about Max. Brooks offers to host the next game night at a house he's renting while he's in town. Meanwhile, Max and Annie are trying to keep their game nights secret from their neighbor Gary, an awkward police officer after his divorce from their friend Debbie..

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Plot Keywords:

board game | game | kidnapping | black comedy | husband wife relationship | 

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Taglines:

This is not a game.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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Certificate:

14A

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Danny Houston was getting the fighters ready for the second bout in his basement, he calls for "Logan" to get ready. Danny Houston played colonel Stryker in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) where he was responsible for making Logan into Wolverine by injecting him with adamantium. Wolverine was also a underground cage fighter in the first X-Men when Rogue found him in the Canadian backcountry.

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Goofs

Max's character is bleeding profusely while he is typing on the computer, so much so it saturated his shirt sleeve and the dog. and pooled on the carpet. When he decides to leave hurriedly and subsequently loses deliberately at Jenga, there is no sign of blood anywhere. In later scenes there in also no blood on his clothes and he seems to have full use of the arm in later fight scenes.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Max: Who cares about winning? Let's get drunk!

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Crazy Credits

A scene where Gary's ex-wife Debbie meets "Not Denzel" at a gas station is featured after the end credits.

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Connections

References Shrek (2001)

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Soundtracks

Hold On, We're Going Home
Written by Majid Al Maskati, Drake (as Aubrey Graham), Paul Jeffries, FourTee and Jordan Ullman
Performed by Drake featuring Majid Jordan
Courtesy of Cash Money Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Fun film

A fun and fast-paced movie that blends genres, with elements of comedy, action, and romance. The cast is strong, led by Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams, and with a memorable performance from Jesse Plemons, who plays a creepy divorced cop. There are lots of little sub-plots that are kept up throughout the film, on top of its plot twists and outrageous moments, and it's entertaining from start to finish.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 February 2018 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Soirée de jeux

Filming Locations:

Marietta, Georgia

Box Office

Budget:

$37,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,005,332, 25 February 2018

Gross USA:

$69,179,066

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$117,679,066

Company Credits

Production Co:

Access Entertainment, Access Industries, Aggregate Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1