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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Ed Potton

Times (UK)

Ahn adds an outrageous — if not entirely unpredictable — twist that could have toppled this delicate house of cards. Yet our central quartet hold things together...

Rated: 4/5

May 9, 2025

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

Director Andrew Ahn makes the story his own, but also hints at three decades of changing social attitudes for those who remember the original film (or indeed the 1990s).

Rated: 3/5

May 9, 2025

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Technically, Wedding Banquet 2025 is a dog’s dinner...It falls to the charming cast to outshine the flimsy material.

Rated: 3/5

May 8, 2025

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

In reimagining Ang Lee's breakthrough 1993 comedy, director Andrew Ahn works with original cowriter James Schamus to cleverly update the topicality while ramping up the plot's farcical entanglements.

Rated: 4/5

May 8, 2025

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Cris Kennedy

Inner East Review

This film's focus on its female characters is its strength.

Rated: 4/5

May 8, 2025

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Peter Gray

The AU Review

A reimagining more than a remake, [Andrew] Ahn’s The Wedding Banquet is a beautiful, dramatic story that takes a more snapshot-into-life approach over the situational comedy mentality the film opens itself up to.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 8, 2025

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Ian

Absolutely no notes. From the writing to the acting, humor and emotion were perfectly weaved together. Truly one of the best films I’ve seen in a while.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/08/25

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Daniela H

Excellent actors, fantastic storyline, full of complexities and yet lighthearted/funny at times

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/03/25

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Ellen K

We really enjoyed this movie, especially Bowen Yang's performance - I am a big fan of his from Saturday Night Live and I think he is immensely talented and so funny. The actors were wonderful with their sweet, touching and heartfelt performances - I even teared up during some of the scenes. It's a nice change from all the crazy action movies that are out now and it demonstrates how strong friendships can be tested and only end up stronger through all the ups and downs in this film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/01/25

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TBN

Bowen Yang and Kelly Tran had sweet chemistry as best friends, but the character that stole the show was the sweet and delightfully optimistic, Min, played by Han Gi-Chan. and not to mention Lily Gladstone's strength and presence as a tough aspiring mom in the movie. as a stark contrast to the heaviness of our world today, this movies gives us some beacon of light in hopes that better days will soon come. It's a great, slightly different, take on the original screenplay, but just as enjoyable to watch.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/30/25

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B.J. C

new updated remake. good cast

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/29/25

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Arly

Intelligent, Witty, Touching.......Would love to see more movies like The Wedding Banquet that portray the difficulties of life in a light-hearted manner yet profound and realistic manner.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/29/25

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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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