The Wedding Banquet

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From Director Andrew Ahn comes a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating cultural identity, queerness, and family expectations. Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee's expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min's grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet. Starring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Joan Chen, and Youn Yuh-jung, The Wedding Banquet is a poignant and heartfelt reminder that being part of a family means learning to both accept and forgive.

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Andrew Ahn lends a tender eye to a humorous and heartfelt remake that boasts loving performances to be embraced by all.

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

Predictability reigns, but the lively characters end up being generous-hearted, offering the audience joyous proof that gay or straight, male or female... sometimes a chosen family trumps the biological one in navigating the pitfalls of modern love.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 18, 2025

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Caroline Siede

Girl Culture (Substack)

Between Fire Island and The Wedding Banquet, writer/director Andrew Ahn has found his particular rom-com frequency—ensemble comedies that seemed poised to explode into screwball madness but instead unfold as gently as a whisper.

Rated: B+

Apr 18, 2025

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

As appealing as the actors playing the two couples are, the heart of the film is in the two women in the older generations.

Rated: B

Apr 18, 2025

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Lisa Trifone

Third Coast Review

The moment of honestly shared between Min and Ja-young is especially touching, to which anyone who's lucky enough to have a special relationship with their grandmother can attest.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 19, 2025

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Manuel Betancourt

FilmWeek (LAist)

A quiet little wonder of a movie.

Apr 18, 2025

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Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Hammer to Nail

It’s hard not to like a narrative filled with such goodwill, whatever the occasional missteps. Love, it turns out, is a winning strategy.

Apr 18, 2025

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Francisco G

funny, sad, hopeful and most of all loving.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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SpyGhost

The movie was cute and entertaining. There were parts that felt like it kind of drags but once the film got going, it was pretty entertaining.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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Robert M

The movie was good but there were so many things happening that it took away from the main story!!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/18/25

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Kyla A

Absolutely adorable and heartfelt! I laughed and cried so much.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/18/25

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Stephen M

Lots of fun, with many touching moments.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/18/25

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Bao

Loved it. I wished more people knew about the movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/18/25

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From Director Andrew Ahn comes a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating cultural identity, queerness, and family expectations. Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee's expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min's grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet. Starring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Joan Chen, and Youn Yuh-jung, The Wedding Banquet is a poignant and heartfelt reminder that being part of a family means learning to both accept and forgive.

Director: Andrew Ahn
Producer: Caroline Clark, Anita Gou, Joe Pirro, James Schamus
Screenwriter: Andrew Ahn, James Schamus
Distributor: Bleecker Street
Production Co: ShivHans Pictures, Bleecker Street Media
Rating: R (Language|Some Sexual Material/Nudity)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 18, 2025, Wide
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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