Funny Games
7.5
“You're on their side, aren't you?”
Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
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Cast
10 people
Susanne Lothar
Anna
Known for
The Piano Teacher
The Reader
Ulrich Mühe
Georg
Known for
The Lives of Others
Benny's Video
Arno Frisch
Paul
Known for
Benny's Video
Frank Giering
Peter
Known for
Gigantic
The Castle
Stefan Clapczynski
Georgie
Also in
The 3 Postal Robbers
Die Neue - Eine Frau mit Kaliber
Doris Kunstmann
Gerda
Known for
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
The Discounters
Christoph Bantzer
Fred
Also in
Mozart
The Devils
Wolfgang Glück
Robert
Also in
Red Sun
Susanne Meneghel
Gerda's Sister
No other roles listed
Monika Zallinger
Eva
No other roles listed
Michael Haneke Director · Jürgen Jürges Cinematographer Andreas Prochaska Editor
Worldwide gross $2.5K · United States release March 11, 1998 · Produced in Austria
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,506
Production
Wega Film
Production
ORF
Production
Austria
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
French · German
Release dates
France · May 14, 1997
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · March 11, 1998
Theatrical
United States
October 1, 1997 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
April 24, 1998 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
Argentina
June 23, 1999 · Premiere
Australia
August 13, 1998 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 25, 2009 · Physical
Canada
September 5, 1997 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
March 19, 2004 · Premiere · European Union Film Festival
Denmark
April 24, 1998 · Theatrical
Finland
August 22, 1998 · Premiere · Espoo Film Festival
September 4, 1998 · Theatrical
France
June 13, 1998 · Theatrical
October 3, 2012 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Germany
September 11, 1997 · Theatrical
Greece
May 23, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
October 20, 2001 · Limited theatrical · Max! New Films and Stars From Austria, Germany and Switzerland
Hungary
October 3, 2002 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 16, 1999 · Premiere · Reykjavik Film Festival
Israel
May 16, 2013 · Physical
Italy
July 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Japan
June 24, 2001 · Premiere · PIA Film Festival
October 20, 2001 · Theatrical
Latvia
October 21, 2026 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
Lithuania
October 15, 1999 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 10, 2008 · Physical
Netherlands
February 5, 1998 · Theatrical
Norway
February 6, 1998 · Theatrical
Poland
March 20, 1998 · Theatrical
November 14, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Portugal
February 25, 1998 · Premiere · Fantasporto Film Festival
April 3, 1998 · Theatrical
Russia
January 24, 1999 · Theatrical
Singapore
October 10, 1998 · Premiere · European Union Film Festival
South Korea
November 15, 1997 · Theatrical
Spain
March 5, 1998 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 31, 1998 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
February 20, 1998 · Theatrical
Switzerland
November 7, 1997 · Theatrical
May 1, 1998 · Theatrical · Zürich
Taiwan
August 23, 1997 · Premiere · Fanciful Film Festival
Türkiye
December 12, 1997 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
May 25, 2009 · Physical
United Kingdom
October 30, 1998 · Theatrical
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