The Dinner Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Last modified: Aug. 9, 2017

The Dinner

Release Date: Friday, May 5, 2017 Limited

Director: Oren Moverman

Starring: Laura Linney • Richard Gere • Rebecca Hall • Steve Coogan • Charlie Plummer

N/A Adaptation N/A

3 / 5.0

63% WILL SEE 37% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: A dark tale about two families who are struggling to make a tough decision regarding their teenage sons -- with the whole story unfolding over one dinner.

Adaptation Psychological

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Who stars in The Dinner – Cast List

Laura Linney
Love Actually, The Life of David Gale
Richard Gere
Arbitrage, Maybe I Do
Rebecca Hall
Peter Hujar's Day, Ella McCay
Steve Coogan
Tropic Thunder, Despicable Me 4
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Charlie Plummer
The Long Walk, Moonfall

Who is making The Dinner – Crew List

A look at The Dinner behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Oren Moverman last helmed Time Out of Mind and Rampart. The film's writer Oren Moverman last penned Human Capital and Time Out of Mind.

Director: Oren Moverman
Screenwriter: Oren Moverman
Producer: Cotty Chubb

Studios: 1091 Pictures
Production Company: ChubbCo. Film Company

Production – What we know about the The Dinner

Key Facts

Adaptation of the 2009 novel by Herman Koch.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2016

Completed

Changed The Dinner movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jan 2016

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Sep 2013

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Cate Blanchett is attached to helm the dark thriller based on Herman Koch's best-selling European novel.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

The Dinner Trailers and Clips

The Dinner

Theatrical Trailer

The Dinner Release Date: When was the film released?

The Dinner was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, May 5 , 2017. There were 13 13 other movies released on the same date, including Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Three Generations and Another Evil. As a limited release, The Dinner was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.