Dinner with Friends
2001 · 94 min · Director: Norman Jewison
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This candid, often-funny drama explores the bittersweet side of friendship through the eyes of two best-friend married couples. Invited to dinner at the suburban home of husband-and-wife food critics Gabe and Karen, Beth reveals she's breaking up with her husband Tom after 12 years of marriage and two children. This unexpected revelation forces Gabe and Karen to reevaluate their seemingly perfect relationship, as well as their friendship with two people who seem to be refusing the life they all once worked so hard to preserve. The drama is set in present-day Connecticut and New York City, with flashbacks to Martha's Vineyard twelve-and-a-half years earlier.
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Dinner with Friends (2001) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Melancholy25%
- Humor20%
- Sadness15%
- Love10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.
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Cast
Danny
Issac
Al
Hostess
Herself
Photographer
Nancy
Details
- Directed by
- Norman Jewison
- Written by
- Donald Margulies
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2001
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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