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Dinner With Friends (2001)

Dinner With Friends (2001)
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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 wedded food writers who more than a decade ago introduced their close friends Tom (Greg Kinnear) and Beth (Toni Collette). Tom and Beth fell in love and got married, but one night as Gabe and Karen are making dinner, they receive startling news from Beth -- Tom has left her for another woman, and the two are filing for divorce. Gabe and Karen soon feel as if they are being forced to take sides in the heated battle between Tom and Beth, and as the combative couple separates and both parties move on to new relationships, Gabe and Karen find themselves taking a long, hard look at their own marriage -- and they're not sure how happy they are with what they find. Directed by Norman Jewison, Dinner With Friends was produced for the HBO premium cable network, where it premiered on August 11, 2001. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Dennis QuaidAndie MacDowell, (more)
Director(s):
Norman Jewison
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Dinner With Friends

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 wedded food writers who more than a decade ago introduced their close friends Tom (Greg Kinnear) and Beth (Toni Collette). Tom and Beth fell in love and got married, but one night as Gabe and Karen are making dinner, they receive startling news from Beth -- Tom has left her for another woman, and the two are filing for divorce. Gabe and Karen soon feel as if they are being forced to take sides in the heated battle between Tom and Beth, and as the combative couple separates and both parties move on to new relationships, Gabe and Karen find themselves taking a long, hard look at their own marriage -- and they're not sure how happy they are with what they find. Directed by Norman Jewison, Dinner With Friends was produced for the HBO premium cable network, where it premiered on August 11, 2001. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
95 mins

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Director(s):
Norman Jewison
Writer(s):
Donald Margulies
Producer(s):
Patrick Markey
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Adult Situations, Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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Leah C.

I agree that the plot was lame. The story was boring, and the writing was unengaging. The actors all did a fine job in their parts. It always seemed like Quaids character was about to sympathize with Kinnear's and admit he had done the same thing, but that might have made the movie too interesting. This movie is not worthy of the actors in it, nor of a rental. It's a waste of everyone's time.

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Alex W.

Wow - this movie was surprisingly lame considering the cast. Weak and cheesey storyline, and the acting is just terrible. Not what you'd expect from these big names at all. My wife and I turned it off after about 1 hour - couldn't stand to watch it anymore.

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Ivan B.

Interesting start, but incomplete.

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