Be glad when your group dinner isn’t nearly as uncomfortable as these movie moments.
Ahead, 25 of the most painful shared meals in film.
WhileHereditaryhas plenty of scares, this centerpiece dinner scene haunts us the most.
Chevy Chase in ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’; Tim Curry in ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’; Anthony Hopkins in ‘Hannibal’.Credit:Warner Bros/Kobal/Shutterstock; 20th Century Fox/Everett; MGM/Everett
So, all in all, not great.
Understandably, Marty McFly (Michael J.
Of course, things go wrong, as Daniel’s facial prosthetics fall off in front of his ex-wife.
Toni Collette in ‘Hereditary’.A24
As expected, she doesn’t take it well.
Hands down, the worst meatloaf dinner ever.
American Beauty(1999)
Asparagus has never been so scary.
Chevy Chase in ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’.Warner Bros/ Courtesy Everett Collection
Then, his girlfriend’s mother convulses and leaves the table screaming.
Maybe they should just order a pizza?
Paul Schneider, Emily Mortimer, and Ryan Gosling in ‘Lars and the Real Girl’.George Kraychyk/ MGM
The cast of ‘Dinner for Schmucks’.Merie Weismiller Wallace/ Paramount Pictures
From left: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara, Winona Ryder, Jeffrey Jones, and Glenn Shadix in ‘Beetlejuice’.Warner Bros.
Meryl Streep, Julianne Nicholson, and Juliette Lewis in ‘August: Osage County’.Claire Folger/Weinstein Company/Everett
Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller in ‘Meet the Parents’.Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection
From left: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Robert Oliveri, Dianne Wiest, and Alan Arkin in ‘Edward Scissorhands’.20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection
Bradley Cooper and Rachel McAdams in ‘Wedding Crashers’.New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection
Lea Thompson and Michael J. Fox in ‘Back to the Future’.Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection
Julia Roberts and Rupert Everett in ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’.Suzanne Tenner/Columbia/TriStar
Seth Rogen in ‘Pineapple Express’.Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
Edward Norton in ‘American History X’.New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection
Nicholas Hoult and Anya Taylor-Joy in ‘The Menu’.Searchlight Pictures
From left: Pierce Brosnan, Robin Williams, Lisa Jakub, and Matthew Lawrence in ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’.20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection
Anthony Hopkins and Ray Liotta in ‘Hannibal’.Phil Bray/ Universal
Matthew Davis and Reese Witherspoon in ‘Legally Blonde’.Tracy Bennett/ MGM
Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘Django Unchained’.Andrew Cooper
Jennifer Aniston in ‘The Break-Up’.Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection
Richard O’Brien, Tim Curry, and Patricia Quinn in ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’.20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection
Kevin Spacey in ‘American Beauty’.DreamWorks/ Courtesy Everett Collection
John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell in ‘Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby’.Columbia Pictures
Nathan Lane in ‘The Birdcage’.Courtesy Everett Collection
Jack Nance in ‘Eraserhead’.Everett Collection
Salma Hayek and Jay Duplass in ‘Beatriz at Dinner’.roadside attractions
