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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.

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