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Dinner With Friends

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Dinner With Friends (2001)

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Reviews Counted:7

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Average Rating:6.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: In this HBO original film, two couples (played by Dennis Quaid and Andie MacDowell, Greg Kinnear and Toni Collette) have been close friends for 12 years--passing long nights over dinner talking... In this HBO original film, two couples (played by Dennis Quaid and Andie MacDowell, Greg Kinnear and Toni Collette) have been close friends for 12 years--passing long nights over dinner talking about their relationships and their children and life in general. But when one couple announces its decision to separate and the relationships between the four friends begin to change, they find that their collective love of cooking may be the one thing that can keep them together. [More]

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Greg Kinnear, Andie MacDowell, Toni Collette

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Greg Kinnear, Andie MacDowell, Toni Collette

Director: Norman Jewison

Director: Norman Jewison
Screenwriter: Donald Marguiles
Producer: Patrick Markey

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Sarah Chauncey
Sarah Chauncey
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Dinner with Friends is proof positive that sometimes an intelligent script, talented actors, and a skillful director are all that's required to create a compelling and engaging film.

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10/09/02
David Nusair
David Nusair
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Would be better filmed as a play, but as it is, is a wonderfully performed relationship drama

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Christopher Null
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Norman Jewison's beautifully acted film is a tour de force with verbal fireworks, emotional surprises, and substantive insights into friendship, marriage, and divorce.

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01/30/02
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