Funny Games is an American thriller and an exact shot for shot remake of the 1997 Austrian film of the same name. Both films are directed by Michael Haneke. The film is about two young men who take a family hostage while on vacation.

Haneke is a German director who began his career as a playwright. He began directing television in 1974. He has directed a number of films including The Piano Teacher, The Time of the Wolf, and Cache. His filmmaking style incorporates outbursts of violence and no film score.

"Haneke (whose masterworks include "Code Unknown" and "Cache") explains that his distinctively European film is "a reaction to ... the way American cinema toys with human beings ... [so that] violence is made consumable." That's true, and it's what "Funny Games" sets out to do, but Haneke's essay fails because he hasn't a clue about what makes American movies tick." -Roger Ebert

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