Melvin Goes to Dinner
2003 · Movie · 84 min · ★ 5.4 · 95% critics
At a wine-soaked dinner, four thirtysomethings drift from small talk into confessions about religion, ghosts, relationships, and sexual quirks. As the night goes on, the conversation grows more intimate, awkward, funny, and revealing, turning a casual evening into a close look at loneliness, desire, and connection.
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-12-04
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 (36 votes)
About
If you enjoy talky relationship dramas like Walking and Talking or Big Night, this offers funny, awkward, increasingly personal dinner-table conversation; Not for you if you need lots of action or deeply likable characters.
Pros: sharp conversational humor; intimate, revealing vibe; strong mix of drama | Cons: can feel pretentious; uneven acting; thin emotional depth
Themes
- schizophrenia
- fetish
- restaurant
- dating
Cast & crew
Michael Blieden
as Melvin
Stephanie Courtney
as Alex
Matt Price
as Joey
- MP
Matt Price
as Joey
Annabelle Gurwitch
as Sarah
- KR
Kathleen Roll
as Waitress
Maura Tierney
as Leslie
Jenna Fischer
as Hostess
Jacqueline Heinze
as Rita
Laura Kightlinger
as Laura
Directed by Bob Odenkirk