The Wedding Date

PG-13

Released Feb 4, 2005

1 hr. 28 min.

Romance

Comedy

List

11%

142 Reviews

Tomatometer

67%

100,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

With the wedding of her younger sister (Amy Adams) fast approaching, Kat Ellis (Debra Messing) faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London for the ceremony. While this is bad enough, Jeffrey (Jeremy Sheffield), the man who left her as they moved closer to marriage, happens to be the groom's best man. Determined to show everyone -- most of all Jeffrey -- that her romantic life is as full and thrilling as ever, Kat hires a charming male escort (Dermot Mulroney) as her date.

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Critics Consensus

Critics are leaving The Wedding Date at the altar, calling it shopworn, bland, and lightweight.

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Jake E

Wasn't bad. I enjoyed the movie and I'm very picky with storytelling. I see some of these other reviews and they aren't as fair. I give it 3.8/5 (anything over 3.5 is worth watching) if you are into love stories.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/28/23

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Justin S

I am furious at what I just sat through. This might actually be the single worst film I've experienced. Nothing made sense, it's corny and predictable. I am so angry that I will get 0 retribution for having been put through 90 minutes of absolute torture.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/15/23

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Deanna O

If you want a movie that in my opinion doesn't quite live up to the wedding singer, then give this a shot. It's got some comedy and romance but as I said the wedding singer is in my opinion the better met at wedding romance comedy.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/14/23

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Tania G

I quite liked this movie when I was a teenager, so I can say that it is a comedy to enjoy and watch without pretensions. Now that I am an adult and I saw it again, I must say that I get too desperate, everything happens so fast that you don't feel real that the protagonists will fall in love, never share a real moment of deep connection, and it's frustrating how everyone hides the truth from the bride's poor fiancé until the last moment. point and aside, it seems horrible to me that the sister does not have what she deserves, everyone forgives her as if she had not done anything.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/22/23

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David W

Love this movie so much!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/12/23

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peter s

One of the best romantic comedies of the last 50 years, easily. Beautiful actors. Well written. Well directed. Great fun. I am amazed by the mean-spirited comments in the pro section of the reviews. What a bunch of snobs.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Clare Kilner

Director

Debra Messing

Kat Ellis

Dermot Mulroney

Nick Mercer

Amy Adams

Amy

Jack Davenport

Edward Fletcher-Wooten

Sarah Parish

TJ

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

As stale as last week's wedding cake.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 29, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Apr 1, 2006

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Stella Papamichael

BBC.com

As forgettable as a Hollywood couple's marriage vows.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 20, 2005

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a decent-enough premise that’s employed to tedious and frustratingly half-baked effect...

Rated: 2/4

Dec 18, 2022

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Just you try and get a romantic comedy called The Wedding Date to the church on time without escorting a cliche or three down the aisle.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 15, 2020

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Megan Basham

National Review

The only positive thing that can be said for The Wedding Date is that for some completely inexplicable reason it is set in England and so includes some lovely pastoral scenery and some interesting looking hats.

Feb 6, 2018

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Synopsis

With the wedding of her younger sister (Amy Adams) fast approaching, Kat Ellis (Debra Messing) faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London for the ceremony. While this is bad enough, Jeffrey (Jeremy Sheffield), the man who left her as they moved closer to marriage, happens to be the groom's best man. Determined to show everyone -- most of all Jeffrey -- that her romantic life is as full and thrilling as ever, Kat hires a charming male escort (Dermot Mulroney) as her date.

Director: Clare Kilner
Executive Producer: Norm Wiatt, Scott Niemeyer, Norm Waitt
Screenwriter: Dana Fox
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Gold Circle Films, 26 Films
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content/Dialogue)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 4, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $31.6M
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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