Funny Games (1997) Blu-Ray | Criterion Collection

Michael Haneke’s Funny Games is a harrowing and provocative home-invasion thriller that deconstructs cinematic violence with chilling precision. A bourgeois family’s idyllic vacation takes a terrifying turn when two polite yet sadistic young men arrive, subjecting them to a series of brutal psychological and physical “games.” As the film breaks the fourth wall, it forces viewers to confront their own relationship with on-screen violence, making for an unflinching and unsettling experience. Haneke’s masterful direction turns this controversial film into a scathing critique of media, horror, and audience complicity.

Key Features

• New 2K digital restoration, supervised by director Michael Haneke
• 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• New interviews with Michael Haneke and actor Arno Frisch
• New interview with film historian Alexander Horwath
• Press conference from the 1997 Cannes Film Festival featuring Haneke and actors Susanne Lothar and Ulrich Mühe
• Original theatrical trailer
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: An essay by critic Bilge Ebiri

Disturbing and thought-provoking, Funny Games remains one of the most uncompromising psychological thrillers ever made. This director-approved Blu-ray edition presents Haneke’s vision in stunning high definition with exclusive special features.