When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed with deceptively sweet smiles and some golf clubs, they proceed to terrorize and torture the tight-knit clan, giving them until the next day to survive.
Funny Games has generally received positive reviews.
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Funny Games was released in 2008 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 54 reviews, giving Funny Games (2008) an average rating of 61%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 54% and users giving an average score of 53%.
With a score of 61%, Funny Games is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2008, which stands at 56%.
Other movies from 2008 with similar scores include films like Quantum of Solace, Sex Drive and The Other Boleyn Girl.
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