As an aspiring New York socialite prepares for a lavish dinner party, her guests find themselves consumed by a tangle of business, romantic, and personal crises - all of which come to a head on the big night..
Is it worth the watch? If you have any patience for old-school, fast-talking dialogue where everyone is constantly trying to hide a secret, you’ll probably have a blast with Dinner at Eight. It’s for people who enjoy watching a social climber sweat through their expensive clothes. If you need a movie where people actua...
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"Is it worth the watch? If you have any patience for old-school, fast-talking dialogue where everyone is constantly trying to hide a secret, you’ll probably have a blast with Dinner at Eight. It’s for people who enjoy watching a social climber sweat through their expensive clothes. If you need a movie where people actually learn their lessons or have a happy epiphany, skip this one. Nobody learns anything here. They just keep being their terrible, desperate selves right until the dessert course. ..."
George S. Kaufman, John Meehan, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Frances Marion, Edna Ferber, Donald Ogden Stewart
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