Be glad when your group dinner isn’t nearly as uncomfortable as these movie moments.
Ahead, 21 of the most painful meals in movies.
So, all in all, not great.

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American Beauty(1999)
Asparagus has never been so scary.
Understandably, Marty McFly (Michael J.
Of course, things go wrong, as Daniel’s facial prosthetics fall off in front of his ex-wife.

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As expected, she doesn’t take it well.
Not the most appetizing main course.
Hands down, the worst meatloaf dinner ever.

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Thaton top of the homoerotic dinner plates and a soup full of hard-boiled eggsturns dinner into an awkward mess.
Then, his girlfriend’s mother convulses and leaves the table screaming.
Maybe they should just order a pizza?

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