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The Invite

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Joe and Angela are on thin ice, and tonight might be when it all falls apart. Unfortunately, their upstairs neighbors are about to arrive for dinner, and everything that can go wrong goes worse.

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Tim Grierson Screen International 1d
The film struggles to juggle its combination of rage and humour, satire and sadness, but the game performances mostly help gloss over the material’s familiarity. Go to Full Review Adam Chitwood TheWrap 1d
An uproarious, deeply felt and impeccably crafted chamber piece that not only serves as Wilde’s best directorial work to date, but solidifies her as a major talent both in front of and behind the camera. Go to Full Review Bilge Ebiri New York Magazine/Vulture 1d
The Invite goes to some odd places, but with each new turn in these relationships, the picture loses steam, perhaps because they’ve never come across as real people and these emotional twists don’t feel fully earned. Go to Full Review Daniel Howat Next Best Picture 9h
8/10
With wit and hard-earned clarity, "The Invite" explores marital communication in ways that feel honest and earned. It’s a razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud comedy that is both blisteringly funny and deeply sad. Go to Full Review Karen M. Peterson AwardsWatch 10h
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The most remarkable thing about The Invite is not the films it is like, but in the way we are invited to be part of something special, thoughtful, and refreshingly hopeful. Go to Full Review Santiago Echeverría EscribiendoCine 12h
8/10
Wilde offers a film that observes, listens, and presents, without moralizing, a series of questions that transcend borders and cultures. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Olivia Wilde

Director

Seth Rogen

Actor

Penélope Cruz

Actor

Edward Norton

Actor

Olivia Wilde

Actor

Will McCormack

Screenwriter
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Movie Info

Synopsis Joe and Angela are on thin ice, and tonight might be when it all falls apart. Unfortunately, their upstairs neighbors are about to arrive for dinner, and everything that can go wrong goes worse.
Director
Olivia Wilde
Producer
David Permut, Ben Browning, Megan Ellison
Screenwriter
Will McCormack, Rashida Jones
Production Co
Annapurna Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment, Permut Presentations
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 48m