The Dining Room (1984)
A comedy of manners
Six actors play over 50 characters across 18 scenes from different families that overlap and intertwine in a single dining room. Set in a typical well-to-do household, the mosaic of interrelated scenes - some funny, some touching, some rueful - create an in-depth portrait of a vanishing species: the upper-middle-class WASP.
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William H. MacyVarious
John SheaVarious
Remak RamsayVariousJeanne RuskinVarious
Frances SternhagenVarious
Pippa PearthreeVariousMovie DNA
Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference226858Actor preference67870 · 121135 · 207786Country preferenceUs
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Frequently asked questions about The Dining Room
What is The Dining Room about?
Six actors play over 50 characters across 18 scenes from different families that overlap and intertwine in a single dining room. Set in a typical well-to-do household, the mosaic of interrelated scenes - some funny, some touching, some rueful - create an in-depth portrait of a vanishing species: the upper-middle-class WASP.
How long is The Dining Room?
The Dining Room has a runtime of 88 minutes.