
Dinner for Schmucks
5.7/10
Rating
114 min
Runtime
2010
Release Year
Jay Roach
Director
Cast
Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Stephanie Szostak, Jemaine Clement, Zach Galifianakis
Quick Synopsis
Tim Conrad is a young executive aiming to advance his career at a company where his boss organizes a monthly dinner party. At this event, employees compete by bringing the most foolish guest, with the winner gaining favor for a promotion. Initially, Tim decides to skip the dinner, but after meeting Barry, a socially awkward man who creates detailed dioramas using stuffed mice, he changes his mind. Barry's clumsy behavior and sincere but misguided actions cause problems for Tim, putting a significant business deal at risk and creating tension in his relationship with his fiancée.
Detailed Synopsis of Dinner for Schmucks
Rising executive Tim Conrad works for a boss who hosts a monthly dinner in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a career-boost. Tim plans on not attending until he meets Barry, a man who builds dioramas using stuffed mice. Barry's blundering but good intentions send Tim's life into a downward spiral, threatening a major business deal and possibly scuttling Tim's engagement to his fiancee.



