The Birthday Party

Name: The Birthday Party
Genre: Horror
Released: 2019-03-12

Horror

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100%

Tomatometer

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76%

Popcornmeter

Storyline

A birthday spent in solitude turns into a haunting descent into the self, where silence grows louder than any scream.

Trailers

Official Trailer

Details

DirectorMatheus Uehara

ReleasedMar 12, 2019

StatusReleased

Original languagePortuguese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Cast

Matheus Uehara

Ele

Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

5 fresh · 0 rotten

Roger Ebert

RTChicago Sun-TimesOct 23, 2004

It probably wasn't possible to make a satisfactory film of The Birthday Party. On the other hand, it's impossible to imagine a better film of Pinter's play than this sensitive, disturbing version directed by William Friedkin.

Eddie Harrison

RTfilm-authority.comNov 30, 2023

…faithful to the letter of play, dragging things out for a painful but rewarding two hours plus…

Harold Clurman

RTThe NationOct 3, 2023

Pinter’s ear is so keen, his method so economic and so shrewdly stylized... that his play succeeds in being both funny and horrific. He is aided in this by Friedkin’s direction.

Tim Stevens

RTThe SpoolSep 8, 2023

[T]he filmmaker ratchets up the claustrophobia to near-unbearable levels and brings in several techniques that suggest a certain unreality within the small tale.