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Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Language:
English
Running time:
1:19:38
Partner rating:
R
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Christoph Waltz Alan Cowan
  2. Jodie Foster Penelope Longstreet
  3. John C. Reilly Michael Longstreet
  4. Kate Winslet Nancy Cowan
  5. Elvis Polanski Zachary
  6. Eliot Berger Ethan
  7. Joseph Rezwin Walter
  8. Nathan Rippy Dennis
  9. Tanya Lopert Mother
  10. Julie Adams Secretary

Directors

  1. Roman Polanski

Producers

  1. Saïd Ben Saïd

Writers

  1. Roman Polanski

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Carnage

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Director Roman Polanski teams with playwright Yasmina Reza to adapt Reza's Tony Award-winning play about four New York parents who gather for a civilized discussion that becomes anything but after their children get into a scuffle at a local park. Alan (Christoph Waltz) and Nancy (Kate Winslet) are the parents of Zachary, a young schoolboy whose recent fight with classmate Ethan resulted in two of Ethan's teeth being broken. Convinced that the... Director Roman Polanski teams with playwright Yasmina Reza to adapt Reza's Tony Award-winning play about four New York parents who gather for a civilized discussion that becomes anything but after their children get into a scuffle at a local park. Alan (Christoph Waltz) and Nancy (Kate Winslet) are the parents of Zachary, a young schoolboy whose recent fight with classmate Ethan resulted in two of Ethan's teeth being broken. Convinced that they can find an amiable solution to the problem rather than dragging lawyers into the picture, Ethan's parents Penelope (Jodie Foster) and Michael (John C. Reilly) invite Alan and Nancy to their home to discuss the matter in a comfortable setting. At first the conversation is cordial, with both sets of parents stating their own perspectives over coffee and dessert. But once the booze starts to flow and the guards come down, things begin to turn combative. As the evening wears on, both sets of parents are slinging venomous insults and engaging in underhanded behavior that makes their kids' tooth-chipping tussle look like child's play.

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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

72%Tomatometer score: 72% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    Jim Schembri, The Age (Australia) Given the powerhouse performers involved, this thing should have gone off like a powder keg, but [director Roman] Polanski apparently directed the film by text...A terrible film. – Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    CJ Johnson, ABC Radio (Australia) Carnage is ... more of a curiosity than a major experience - but it's fun and funny, and sometimes that's enough. – Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Ed Gibbs, The Sun Herald Polanski hasn't had this much fun in years and neither, by the looks of things, has his cast. A wickedly dark delight. – Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile The screenplay develops beautifully as layer after layer of civilised behaviour is pared back. The awkward interaction of parents about their boys switches gear to become a hostile interaction of... – Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile It's fascinating, confronting and often extremely funny in the way only real life situations can be – Full review External link

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