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The Big Wedding

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The Big Wedding

R

Released Apr 26, 2013

1h 30m

Romance

Comedy

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Don (Robert De Niro) and Ellie Griffin (Diane Keaton) are long-divorced, but when their adopted son's ultraconservative biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly in for the young man's nuptials, they are forced to play the happy couple to avoid an awkward situation. With their heartily amused friends and adult children looking on, Don and Ellie must confront their past, present and future -- and hopefully avoid killing each other in the process.

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Critics Consensus

The Big Wedding's all-star cast is stranded in a contrived, strained plot that features broad stabs at humor but few laughs.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

Peculiarly set on proving that puerile gags aren't just for youths, this gross-out comedy, presumably aimed at oldies, is just about watchable thanks to [its] cast...though why they signed up remains utterly mystifying.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 5, 2017

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

At least somebody does fall in the swimming pool. It's Robert De Niro. Unfortunately, he resurfaces.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 2, 2013

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

Big wedding? Big fat nothing, more like.

Rated: 2/5

May 31, 2013

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

With a story as imaginative as the title and "jokes" telegraphed so far in advance you need binoculars to see them coming, The Big Wedding is as appealing as a cash bar at the reception.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 31, 2021

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

A movie can tread familiar waters as long as it attempts to do so in a different way, which this doesn't.

Rated: D+

Jul 27, 2020

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

The Big Wedding is the kind of movie that gives boomers a bad name.

Aug 13, 2019

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Matteo G

I'm honestly shocked that so many well-known actors agreed to star in a movie with such a weak and uninspired script. The Big Wedding is a collection of clichés strung together with little depth or originality. The plot is painfully predictable, the jokes fall flat, and worst of all, the portrayal of women is frustratingly outdated — constantly shown as emotionally dependent on men or defined solely by their relationships.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/25

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KJ L

Don’t waste your time. Disjointed, unfunny, and beyond stupid! Drawn in by the cast, it is hard to understand why these big name stars lowered themselves to make such a piece of worthless drivel.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/04/25

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ARYA Z

Even for free i have to ff this one. So much star power tricked me in to clicking on it in the first place. Just bad.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/28/25

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William E

I cannot believe that this many proven star-power performers can make such an awful stinker. My wife was enjoying this on the TV when I entered the living room. After five minutes of failed attempts at humor, contrived nonsense, and immediately forgettable dialogue, I had enough. I felt my brain start to melt.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Gordana M

This film was so bad I felt compelled to make an account here and warn other people against watching it. Most of all I really do not understand how two main actresses could accept to play such demeaning roles. Were they tricked into it? Strange ...just strange.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/18/24

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Jeff M

I experienced 90 minutes of "flabbergastation" watching this movie trying to comprehend how this pedigree of cast became involved with this bad sitcom level project. Actually, make that 180 minutes because I immediately watched it a second time to see if I was missing something. No joke! I think the skill of the cast is both a blessing and a curse - they help the film earn its *1/2 stars on the sheer basis of their talent, but said talent also highlights how mediocre this film is in every other aspect. I've seen episodes of SHE'S THE SHERIFF with more depth and originality. It's nothing short of a cinematic tragedy to watch an icon like De Niro perform some of the scenes in this movie - a true heartbreaker. When Robin Williams is boring in a movie, you know something is greatly amiss!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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Synopsis

Don (Robert De Niro) and Ellie Griffin (Diane Keaton) are long-divorced, but when their adopted son's ultraconservative biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly in for the young man's nuptials, they are forced to play the happy couple to avoid an awkward situation. With their heartily amused friends and adult children looking on, Don and Ellie must confront their past, present and future -- and hopefully avoid killing each other in the process.

Director: Justin Zackham
Producer: Clay Pecorin, Harry J. Ufland, Anthony Katagas, Justin Zackham, Richard Salvatore
Screenwriter: Justin Zackham
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Millennium Films, Two Ton Films
Rating: R (Language|Brief Nudity|Sexual Content)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 7, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.8M
Runtime: 1h 30m

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