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Movie ID: 1149
RT slug: dinner_in_america
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dinner_in_america
Release year: 2022
Runtime: 106 mins
Wide release date: —
Limited release date: 2022-05-27
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: 2022-06-07
Tomatometer final: 91%
Audience score final: 90%
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Directors: Adam Rehmeier
Writers: Adam Rehmeier
Producers: Ben Stiller, David Hunter, John Covert, Nicholas Weinstock, Ross Putman, Sam Slater
MPAA rating: —
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-08-12 10:44:52
Updated: 2026-08-12 10:44:52
An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with his band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest.
Rounded out by a pair of satisfying performances, Dinner in America is a coming-of-age rom-com with infectious punk rock energy.
Canonical reviews: 77
Canonical fresh: 70
Canonical rotten: 7
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 91%
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-08-12 10:34:10
Snapshot Tomatometer: 91%
Snapshot review count: 77
Snapshot fresh count: 70
Snapshot rotten count: 7
Source note: Imported from manual review paste batch #2719 (full_snapshot)
| Company | Role |
|---|---|
| Best & Final Releasing | distributor |
| Atlas Industries | production |
| Bee-Hive Productions | production |
| Burn Later Productions | production |
| Covert Creative Group Inc. | production |
| High Frequency Entertainment | production |
| Red Hour Films | production |
| Billing | Name | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Gallner | Simon |
| 2 | Emily Skeggs | Patty |
| 3 | Griffin Gluck | Kevin |
| 4 | Pat Healy | Norm |
| 5 | Mary Lynn Rajskub | Connie |
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| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241217 | Nikki Baughan | Sight & Sound | Fresh | — | 2026-05-28T17:54:22.000Z | 2026-05-28 17:54:22 | The palpable chemistry between Gallner and Kreggs is enhanced by some stunning wide-screen work by director of photography Jean-Philippe Bernier and an infectious electro-punk score by John Swihart. |
| 241218 | Rob Thomas | Not That Rob Thomas (Substack) | Fresh | 3/4 | 2025-03-18T12:49:39.000Z | 2025-03-18 12:49:39 | “Dinner in America” is the sort of movie that a group of friends would have rented at their local Blockbusters in the ‘90s if all the copies of “Heathers” and “Pump Up the Volume” had been gone. |
| 241219 | Patrick McDonald | HollywoodChicago.com | Fresh | 5/5 | 2025-02-02T13:56:46.000Z | 2025-02-02 13:56:46 | Rehmeier has created a punk rock Bonnie and Clyde, and the Patty/Simon relationship is a “nothing to lose by staying true” style of adventures, and nobody "adventures" better than an on-the-lam punk rocker and his music girlfriend. W/Emily/Kyle Podtalk. |
| 241220 | Stephen Silver | Splice Today | Fresh | — | 2022-10-13T00:06:47.000Z | 2022-10-13 00:06:47 | Dinner in America is the rare film that doesn’t sand down its subject: punk rock. |
| 241221 | Filipe Freitas | Always Good Movies | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-06-25T21:43:11.000Z | 2022-06-25 21:43:11 | Punk rebellion reigns here, and you better be prepared for some quite nasty scenes. |
| 241222 | Amanda the Jedi | Amanda the Jedi (Youtube) | Fresh | — | 2022-06-15T15:28:26.000Z | 2022-06-15 15:28:26 | Simultaneously aggressive and tender, an adorable little punk rock coming of age comedy. Consistently been one of my top recommends since catching it back at Sundance 2020. Finally getting the attention it deserves |
| 241223 | Jeffrey M. Anderson | Common Sense Media | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-05-27T21:24:41.000Z | 2022-05-27 21:24:41 | On paper, this edgy indie romcom about folks on the fringes has been done before, but in practice, the humane performances (and especially a transfixing musical moment) make it something special. |
| 241224 | Leo Brady | AMovieGuy.com | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-05-27T17:33:30.000Z | 2022-05-27 17:33:30 | Similar to the two lead characters, Dinner in America is part in your face, part sweet, and deep down has a heart of gold. |
| 241225 | Sheila O'Malley | RogerEbert.com | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2022-05-27T16:12:53.000Z | 2022-05-27 16:12:53 | A movie with anti-establishment anti-social quicksilver coursing through its veins, but at its heart it is a sweet love story, one of the sweetest in recent memory. |
| 241226 | Todd Jorgenson | Cinemalogue | Rotten | — | 2022-05-27T15:06:39.000Z | 2022-05-27 15:06:39 | Between the muddled satirical jabs and the unsympathetic characters, it leaves a sour taste. |
| 241227 | Josh Parham | Next Best Picture | Fresh | 7/10 | 2022-05-26T15:57:59.000Z | 2022-05-26 15:57:59 | The chaotic restlessness juxtaposed against quiet suburbia is a fascinating dichotomy, and Rehemier presents an engaging portrait with a spirited, pulsating energy. |
| 241228 | Concepción de León | New York Times | Rotten | — | 2022-05-26T14:31:00.000Z | 2022-05-26 14:31:00 | “Dinner in America” delivers on surprise and explosiveness, but much of its offensive language, both racist and homophobic, feels gratuitous in a film that might have otherwise landed as an offbeat love story. |
| 241229 | Brian Orndorf | Blu-ray.com | Rotten | D+ | 2022-05-25T19:33:04.000Z | 2022-05-25 19:33:04 | Plays like a private joke for Rehmeier, who's not pursuing a story here, just an extended run of idiosyncrasy. |
| 241230 | Randy Myers | San Jose Mercury News | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-05-24T21:24:28.000Z | 2022-05-24 21:24:28 | There’s much to enjoy here. |
| 241231 | Collier Jennings | But Why Tho? | Fresh | 8/10 | 2022-05-24T00:07:14.000Z | 2022-05-24 00:07:14 | An anthem to the tenets of punk rock, with a surprisingly moving message at the heart of its rebellious fury. |
| 241232 | Jared Mobarak | The Film Stage | Fresh | 8/10 | 2022-05-23T19:55:18.000Z | 2022-05-23 19:55:18 | While undoubtably unhinged politically and socially in ways that made me fondly recall the underrated God Bless America, it's also one of the sweetest love stories I've seen in years. |
| 241233 | Tara Brady | Irish Times | Fresh | 5/5 | 2021-06-11T22:00:26.000Z | 2021-06-11 22:00:26 | Despite the careful 1990s period details, this is a bruising and welcome riposte to John Hughes' 1980s teen movies. |
| 241234 | Selina Lee | In Review Online | Fresh | — | 2021-06-05T13:21:02.000Z | 2021-06-05 13:21:02 | Dinner in America updates an early-2000s brand of suburban misfit ennui with a winning, occasionally uneven blend of sweet and sour teen angst. |
| 241235 | Alistair Harkness | Scotsman | Rotten | 2/5 | 2021-06-05T11:00:11.000Z | 2021-06-05 11:00:11 | in repeatedly depicting his characters railing against very cliché-ridden portraits of white American suburbia, writer/director Adam Rehmeier sells the satirical aspects of his otherwise stylishly made film short by picking at some very low-hanging fruit. |
| 241236 | Katie Hogan | FILMHOUNDS Magazine | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-06-03T22:10:24.000Z | 2021-06-03 22:10:24 | Though it doesn't feel guaranteed from the beginning, there is also an unusually sweet romance that blossoms through the screams and punches, as well as a fantastic song that you'll have in your head long after the credits roll. |
| 241237 | Katherine McLaughlin | VODzilla.co | Fresh | 10/10 | 2021-06-03T10:50:09.000Z | 2021-06-03 10:50:09 | An indie film that strikes all the right notes as it blends the exhilarating thrill of the lovers-on-the-lam genre with hilarious black comedy. |
| 241238 | Mark Kermode | Kermode & Mayo's Film Review | Fresh | — | 2021-06-02T23:00:18.000Z | 2021-06-02 23:00:18 | A spirited, odd-ball comedy...I'll have this in hard rotation, and what a great double-bill this would make with Howard the Duck... |
| 241239 | Emma Simmonds | Radio Times | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-06-01T21:00:34.000Z | 2021-06-01 21:00:34 | This exhilaratingly anarchic black comedy from writer/director Adam Rehmeier nods to the work of Todd Solondz and David Lynch but brings its own defiant spirit to the table. |
| 241240 | Anna McKibbin | One Room With A View | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-06-01T17:40:14.000Z | 2021-06-01 17:40:14 | Balancing dark humour with earnestness and doing so while never sacrificing its message of artistic independence, Dinner in America is a sneakily warm and funny romantic comedy. |
| 241241 | Katie Smith-Wong | Flick Feast | Fresh | 3/5 | 2021-05-31T19:10:11.000Z | 2021-05-31 19:10:11 | At its heart, [Dinner in America] is like its protagonists - quirky, different, unashamedly punk-rock and a surprising delight. |
| 241242 | Simran Hans | Observer (UK) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-05-31T16:10:11.000Z | 2021-05-31 16:10:11 | This sweet romcom is buoyed up by the chemistry between its leads. |
| 241243 | Alif Majeed | Battle Royale With Cheese | Fresh | — | 2021-05-26T18:50:21.000Z | 2021-05-26 18:50:21 | Dinner in America is an adequate tribute to all the movies it tips its hat to. |
| 241244 | Peter Bradshaw | Guardian | Fresh | 3/5 | 2021-05-26T15:40:16.000Z | 2021-05-26 15:40:16 | Adam Rehmeier's indie dramedy [has] two very good lead performers whose unexpected chemistry gradually makes this film likable. |
| 241245 | Lou Thomas | Little White Lies | Fresh | 3/5 | 2021-05-26T12:50:09.000Z | 2021-05-26 12:50:09 | Funny, angry, unusual. That'll do. |
| 241246 | Kat Hughes | THN | Fresh | 5/5 | 2021-05-24T10:00:15.000Z | 2021-05-24 10:00:15 | Kyle Gallner and Emily Skeggs are phenomenal in this punk rock love letter to finding yourself, and the one you love in the unlikeliest of places. In short, it's the tits. |
| 241247 | Dennis Schwartz | Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews | Rotten | C+ | 2021-01-23T11:20:11.000Z | 2021-01-23 11:20:11 | It comes with a star performance by Kyle Gallner to carry it through some of its rough spots. |
| 241248 | Allan Hunter | Screen International | Fresh | — | 2021-01-08T13:30:10.000Z | 2021-01-08 13:30:10 | An offbeat romance served with rumbustious energy and a punk spirit. |
| 241249 | Katie Duggan | Film Daze | Fresh | — | 2020-12-27T01:30:29.000Z | 2020-12-27 01:30:29 | Dinner in America gets in your face, in your head, and under your skin with its tunes and thunderous characters, serving up a feast for the senses in a feast for the senses a delicious helping of anarchic energy. |
| 241250 | Luke Y. Thompson | Films Gone Wild | Fresh | — | 2020-12-24T01:10:37.000Z | 2020-12-24 01:10:37 | You'd probably be annoyed by Simon and Patty in real life. They'd definitely be bad dinner guests. But in all likelihood, you'll emerge from the movie loving one or both. |
| 241251 | Amber Wilkinson | Eye for Film | Fresh | 4/5 | 2020-12-01T20:51:24.000Z | 2020-12-01 20:51:24 | Adam Rehmeier's latest film arrives with the anarchic energy of a cherry bomb tossed into the bathroom toilet of Middle America. |
| 241252 | Deirdre Crimmins | C-Ville (VA) | Fresh | — | 2020-11-06T17:50:52.000Z | 2020-11-06 17:50:52 | Dinner in America is destined to be the preeminent alt-romance of 2020. |
| 241253 | Michael Ward | Should I See It | Fresh | 4/5 | 2020-11-06T17:40:52.000Z | 2020-11-06 17:40:52 | Dinner in America is a brash, confrontational comedy until it peels away its rough, sandpaper exterior and shows itself to be a pretty terrific comedy, unapologetic for wearing its heart on its sleeve. |
| 241254 | Reuben Baron | CBR | Rotten | — | 2020-10-24T00:11:34.000Z | 2020-10-24 00:11:34 | Even at its best, however, Dinner in America never rises above passable outside of a couple musical numbers, and many of its best scenes have some sort of complicating factor dragging down the enjoyment factor. |
| 241255 | J Hurtado | ScreenAnarchy | Fresh | — | 2020-10-23T17:00:49.000Z | 2020-10-23 17:00:49 | It takes anarchic spirit of The Bunny Game and focuses it into a genuinely warm film with characters who feel like they could exist at opposite ends of each other's worlds. |
| 241256 | Grant Hermanns | ComingSoon.net | Fresh | 9/10 | 2020-10-21T18:13:09.000Z | 2020-10-21 18:13:09 | Dinner in America is inarguably the best punk film since the Matthew Lillard-starring cult classic. |
| 241257 | Rubén Rosario | MiamiArtZine | Fresh | — | 2020-10-19T19:21:24.000Z | 2020-10-19 19:21:24 | Give it up for the wild and endearing Dinner in America. It hits the sweet spot. |
| 241258 | Melissa Hannon | Horror Geek Life | Fresh | 4.8/5 | 2020-10-19T16:21:05.000Z | 2020-10-19 16:21:05 | While 'Dinner in America' may be too niche for mass audiences, it is certainly deserving of any success it's sure to find. Adam Rehmeier struck gold within Emily Skeggs and Kyle Gallner, resulting in a wildly entertaining and memorable journey. |
| 241259 | Alistair Ryder | Film Inquiry | Rotten | — | 2020-10-16T17:00:52.000Z | 2020-10-16 17:00:52 | Uneven but not entirely enjoyable, even if it only truly works when acting as a retread of films you'd rather be watching instead. |
| 241260 | C.H. Newell | Father Son Holy Gore | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2020-10-16T17:00:30.000Z | 2020-10-16 17:00:30 | Dinner in America takes a look at imperfect people rejected by a capitalist U.S. society that values only those who fit a perfect mould. |
| 241261 | Oscar Goff | Boston Hassle | Fresh | — | 2020-10-15T13:40:38.000Z | 2020-10-15 13:40:38 | Dinner in America has a big, gushy heart beating under its crust-punk exterior, and it's one of the most pleasant surprises of the year. |
| 241262 | Zoe Rose Smith | Zobo With A Shotgun | Fresh | 5/5 | 2020-10-15T11:20:52.000Z | 2020-10-15 11:20:52 | Dinner in America is the angsty punk-rock yet sincere coming of age film I didn't know I needed, and I have a feeling anyone that watches might just feel the same. |
| 241263 | Natasha Alvar | Cultured Vultures | Fresh | 9/10 | 2020-10-14T15:21:06.000Z | 2020-10-14 15:21:06 | Dinner in America is the very definition of punk rock; it is loud, aggressive and fast-moving, with chaos laced into every layer of its runtime. |
| 241264 | Molly Henery | The Blogging Banshee | Fresh | 9.5/10 | 2020-10-13T20:11:43.000Z | 2020-10-13 20:11:43 | Dinner in America is charming, hilarious, and the perfect love story for outcasts everywhere. |
| 241265 | Dan Scully | Cinema76 | Fresh | — | 2020-10-12T17:51:27.000Z | 2020-10-12 17:51:27 | Filled with attitude, angst, and the most hilarious use of a feline corpse I've ever seen. |
| 241266 | Matt Oakes | Silver Screen Riot | Fresh | A- | 2020-10-12T04:10:12.000Z | 2020-10-12 04:10:12 | Part mean-spirited, cuss-laden, anti-society manifesto, part semi-soft-underbelly love story. |
| 241267 | Laura Clifford | Reeling Reviews | Fresh | B+ | 2020-09-29T20:11:12.000Z | 2020-09-29 20:11:12 | What begins as an unpleasant satire of American life turns into a sweet romance without ever sacrificing its punk aesthetic. |
| 241268 | Marianna Neal | Impression Blend | Fresh | 7/10 | 2020-09-28T05:40:19.000Z | 2020-09-28 05:40:19 | A coming-of-age story with a punk rock heart. |
| 241269 | Aundria Parker | Daily Grindhouse | Fresh | — | 2020-09-26T21:20:07.000Z | 2020-09-26 21:20:07 | I absolutely love this movie. |
| 241270 | Matt Hudson | What I Watched Tonight | Fresh | 10/10 | 2020-09-08T19:50:57.000Z | 2020-09-08 19:50:57 | Stuffed full of comedy, empowerment, rebellion, great music and two excellent leads, it thunders along with an energy that is very...well, punk rock in its execution. |
| 241271 | Joey Keogh | Vague Visages | Fresh | — | 2020-09-08T16:30:48.000Z | 2020-09-08 16:30:48 | There are enough laughs and swoon-worthy moments to mark it out as the best, and weirdest, rom-com in years. ...A must-watch that will hopefully find its audience the same way Simon and Patty found each other. |
| 241272 | Heather Wixson | Daily Dead | Fresh | 4/5 | 2020-09-08T10:10:21.000Z | 2020-09-08 10:10:21 | Dinner in America is certainly an abrasive dark comedy with pure anarchy coursing through its veins, but at its core, it's also a sweet and oddly charming story of two misunderstood outcasts finding a kindred spirit in each other. |
| 241273 | Brent McKnight | The Last Thing I See | Fresh | A | 2020-09-02T19:39:09.000Z | 2020-09-02 19:39:09 | A middle-finger-flying, punk-rock-f*#k-you of a love story. |
| 241274 | Doug Jamieson | The Jam Report | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2020-09-02T12:50:17.000Z | 2020-09-02 12:50:17 | A bold and unique love story loaded with lashings of devilish humour, Rehmeier has delivered a cult classic in the making. |
| 241275 | Nathaniel Muir | AIPT | Fresh | 7.5/10 | 2020-08-28T02:30:53.000Z | 2020-08-28 02:30:53 | A throwback to coming of age stories from the 90s, the charismatic characters bolster a standard story. Great performance from Kyle Gallner. |
| 241276 | Ryan Larson | Ghastly Grinning | Fresh | — | 2020-08-27T20:11:54.000Z | 2020-08-27 20:11:54 | inner in America is a molotov cocktail of punk rock, classism and romance. Skeggs is delightful, affable and charming and Gallner shines in perhaps the most powerful performance of his career. |
| 241277 | Clint Worthington | The Spool | Fresh | — | 2020-08-27T04:00:30.000Z | 2020-08-27 04:00:30 | "Rehmeier's approach is brash and confrontational, and sometimes the repetitiveness gets in the way of his broader points." |
| 241278 | Matt Donato | What To Watch | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2020-08-22T21:00:15.000Z | 2020-08-22 21:00:15 | 'Dinner In America' serves up a romantic comedy for the misfits, the misunderstood, and those who aren't afraid of a little mayhem. |
| 241279 | Rob Aldam | Backseat Mafia | Fresh | — | 2020-08-22T16:40:47.000Z | 2020-08-22 16:40:47 | A film which refuses to adhere to convention or fit snugly into a box. It's a bold and captivating tale of love in the margins. |
| 241280 | Shikhar Verma | High on Films | Fresh | 3/5 | 2020-08-22T14:00:13.000Z | 2020-08-22 14:00:13 | Dinner in America is essentially a coming-of-age tale that is trying to showcase the fakeness of American families and their oversight to hide their shortcomings by aggressive, over-the-top behavior. |
| 241281 | Ricardo Gallegos | La Estatuilla | Fresh | — | 2020-08-22T05:00:31.000Z | 2020-08-22 05:00:31 | A coming-of-age with guts whose brilliant screenplay mingles chaos and tenderness. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 241282 | Rachel West | That Shelf | Fresh | — | 2020-08-22T04:20:19.000Z | 2020-08-22 04:20:19 | The misfit romance succeeds thanks to rebellious characters and charismatic leads, Kyle Gallner and Emily Skeggs. |
| 241283 | Jordan Ruimy | World of Reel | Fresh | B | 2020-06-23T11:20:21.000Z | 2020-06-23 11:20:21 | Rehmeier's film is too irresistible to dismiss, mostly because one rarely sees such an infectious match of rebellious energy and romance at the movies. |
| 241284 | Jeff Sneider | Collider | Fresh | B+ | 2020-02-18T21:30:08.000Z | 2020-02-18 21:30:08 | Kyle Gallner and Emily Skeggs play well-matched misfits in Adam Carter Rehmeier's charming feature debut. |
| 241285 | Sean P. Means | The Movie Cricket | Fresh | 3/4 | 2020-02-09T17:50:12.000Z | 2020-02-09 17:50:12 | There's a gleeful anarchy alive in "Dinner in America," and Rehmeier is the sort whose goals are humor first and narrative coherence second, maybe third. |
| 241286 | Andy Crump | Paste Magazine | Fresh | — | 2020-02-07T02:50:09.000Z | 2020-02-07 02:50:09 | Come for Gallner's palpitating lead performance; stay for Rehmeier's thoughts on what your dinner choices say about you. |
| 241287 | Rosalie Kicks | MovieJawn | Fresh | 2.75/4 | 2020-02-05T15:10:06.000Z | 2020-02-05 15:10:06 | My teenage self would have been all about this punk rock love story and worn out the VHS tape. |
| 241288 | Leslie Felperin | The Hollywood Reporter | Fresh | — | 2020-02-04T00:20:10.000Z | 2020-02-04 00:20:10 | The engine idles while the two protagonists are maneuvered into place for their meet cute, but once that happens and the leads' chemistry supercharges the motor, it really lets rip. |
| 241289 | Danielle Solzman | Solzy at the Movies | Fresh | 4/5 | 2020-02-03T15:20:07.000Z | 2020-02-03 15:20:07 | Dinner in America really is in the same vein as cult classic Napoleon Dynamite. |
| 241290 | Brian Tallerico | RogerEbert.com | Fresh | — | 2020-01-28T21:10:19.000Z | 2020-01-28 21:10:19 | Some of the humor falls flat, especially in the clunky first act, but it works once its two leads team up and become a stronger force together than apart. |
| 241291 | Louisa Moore | Screen Zealots | Fresh | 4/5 | 2020-01-26T19:50:15.000Z | 2020-01-26 19:50:15 | This punk rock love song of two misfits is an adrenaline-fueled exercise in cinematic anarchy, and I loved every minute of it. |
| 241292 | Lorry Kikta | Film Threat | Fresh | 10/10 | 2020-01-26T04:40:06.000Z | 2020-01-26 04:40:06 | It's honestly one of the best dark comedies I've seen in years, and I can't wait to watch it again. |
| 241293 | Dennis Harvey | Variety | Fresh | — | 2020-01-25T16:50:08.000Z | 2020-01-25 16:50:08 | This rambunctious mix of anarchic humor and misfit romance is not always inspired in the writing department, but its uneven qualities are mostly steamrolled over by the infectiously high-energy execution. |
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