Beatriz at Dinner is a 2017 comedy-drama film directed by Miguel Arteta and written by Mike White.

An international co-production between the United States and Canada, it stars Salma Hayek, John Lithgow, Connie Britton, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Chloë Sevigny, and David Warshofsky.

The film opens with a woman rowing a boat in a mangrove swamp where she encounters a white goat on the shore.

After work, Beatriz drives to the Newport Beach home of affluent client Kathy to give her a massage before her dinner party.

The first guests to arrive are married couple Shannon and Alex, who are about to make a small fortune off of a business venture.

When Beatriz learns that a friend won't be able to come help with her car until the morning, Kathy insists that she stay the night.

[3][4] In August 2016, it was announced Connie Britton, John Lithgow, Chloë Sevigny, Jay Duplass, and Nina Arianda would be joining the film’s cast, and that Miguel Arteta, a frequent collaborator of White’s, would direct.

[14][15] Shortly after, Roadside Attractions, FilmNation Entertainment and Elevation Pictures acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to the film, respectively.

The website's consensus reads: "Beatriz at Dinner offers timely social commentary enlivened by powerful, layered performances from Salma Hayek and John Lithgow.

"[20] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

[21] A. O. Scott of The New York Times stated, "Beatriz at Dinner is about unresolvable contradictions, after all, which may mean that its failures are less specific than systemic."

"[22] Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post gave the film 2 out of 4 stars and described it as "a delicate, mournful, mystical little movie about the porous membrane that defines all our bubbles, and how tenuous its surface tension can be when severely tested.

"[24] Hazem Fahmy of Film Inquiry praised Arteta and White for taking risks with the characterization of Beatriz and crafting a "vital metaphor for the bitter irony that is, for many, immigration to America".

[26][27] Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times said, "There's a mischievous vibe here that recalls the great bourgeois skewering of Louis Sponwell, particularly the way the story keeps building and releasing tension until a violent end seems inevitable.

"[28] Emily Yoshida of Vulture wrote, "Beatriz at Dinner may not stick the landing, but its central clash between healers and destroyers maintains its choke hold long after the credits have rolled.

"[29] Eric Kohn of IndieWire also gave the film a positive review, writing "White's script is well crafted as a grim chamber piece"; however, he noted "it falls short of developing its central tension beyond its initial implications.

"[33][24][34] Multiple critics pointed to the character of Doug as a counterpart to Trump, as both are real estate magnates and display hostility towards immigrants from Mexico.