You're Cordially Invited

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You're Cordially Invited

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2025

1h 49m

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Romance

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When two weddings are accidentally booked on the same day at the same venue, each bridal party is challenged with preserving their family's special moment while making the most of the unanticipated tight quarters. In a hilarious battle of determination and grit, the father of the bride (Will Ferrell) and sister of the other bride (Reese Witherspoon) chaotically go head-to-head as they stop at nothing to uphold an unforgettable celebration for their loved ones.

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Critics Consensus

While Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon work well together as catty combatants, tired set pieces and a misjudged romantic subplot make this an invitation you can file under "maybe."

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Stephanie Bunbury

Financial Times

It’s all entertaining enough, but you do wish Stoller could have reined in the slapstick, stabled the alligator and let the talking do the talking.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 8, 2025

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Trouble is, “Invited” lacks chemistry between its leads and wastes a weird cameo with Nick Jonas (it falls flat) and the comedic talents of Fortune Feimster, who deserves more screen time.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 6, 2025

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

Stoller takes potshots at everything from Zoomer hypocrisy to metropolitan elitism and Republican racism. The best running gag, however, is reserved for the disturbing Freudian subtext of the Father of the Bride...

Rated: 4/5

Feb 5, 2025

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Dominic Corry

Flicks (AU, NZ, UK)

There’s nothing revolutionary happening in You’re Cordially Invited, but by feeling like something Dan Ackroyd and Goldie Hawn might’ve starred in in 1987, it brings back a welcome large scale frivolity to the mainstream comedy movie. More please.

Apr 3, 2025

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Cynthia Vinney

Looper.com

There are a lot of funny bits that will have you laughing, even if you're folding laundry or paying attention to a second screen as you let this unspool.

Rated: 8/10

Mar 19, 2025

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Jeffrey Peterson

Geek Vibes Nation

You’re Cordially Invited is a fun film to stream with friends or family. With themes of generational trauma, relationships, and honesty, there’s something there for everyone, even if that something overstays its welcome a little too long.

Rated: 6/10

Mar 15, 2025

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Ethan D

There were a few funny moments, but if you’re looking for old school Will Ferrell funny, this movie is not it. Most of the movie is cheesy references to current events and current trends and how a 50 something year old dad navigates them. All in all, just ok.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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Nikhil K

you are cordially invited is a type of movie that you can watch one time and not more than that. It is a very predictable story and have some dialogues that are trying to be perfect, but still there were few jokes or dialogues that I liked very much, though cast was great. I couldn’t enjoy as I thought it was forced . Concept was nice, but movie could have been much better.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Meredith W

When a film goes straight to streaming, it’s an easy assumption that it isn’t going to be great, even it does star Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell. The story of their characters’ battle over a double-booked wedding venue (he as father of a one bride and she as sister of the other) seems as if it has been written as a vehicle for Ferrell and the ridiculousness of some of its situations play right into his hyperbolic comic style. This makes the emerging romantic narrative appear as it an add-on rather than an integral part of the film, because as caricatures, these are not characters in which we have any real investment.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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Jose p

A very predictable movie with absurd moments and at the same time moments that are so cliché and with situations that make you embarrassment because they're so absurd. Not everything is bad, there are moments that made me laugh, for example the crocodile scene. That's how absurd my sense of humor is. It has the typical happy ending, which is somewhat absurd and funny. It's not great, but it's not bad either. Just take away some of the humor and the teenager's attitude.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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tm11999 M

the big dumb guy mighta been funny way back when sporadically but i don't get it. the spoon girl is like 50 and drinks but somebody gave them jobs......i don't know.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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Laura M

This movie is wrongly rated R. I watched with my 12 year daughter and she absolutely loved it. Is just a Sunday afternoon family movie with a little bit too much bad language. If you are up for a light comedy and feel ready for an easy laugh is a good movie. The weirdest the better. This is certainly not an intellectual comedy. Actors are great, soundtrack sticks with you, dialogue are not bad at all and there are a few scene they are certainly worth it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/03/25

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Synopsis

When two weddings are accidentally booked on the same day at the same venue, each bridal party is challenged with preserving their family's special moment while making the most of the unanticipated tight quarters. In a hilarious battle of determination and grit, the father of the bride (Will Ferrell) and sister of the other bride (Reese Witherspoon) chaotically go head-to-head as they stop at nothing to uphold an unforgettable celebration for their loved ones.

Director: Nicholas Stoller
Producer: Nicholas Stoller, Conor Welch, Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Levy Neustadter, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum
Screenwriter: Nicholas Stoller, Nicholas Stoller
Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios
Production Co: Hello Sunshine, Stoller Global Solutions, Gloria Sanchez Productions, Amazon Studios
Rating: R (Some Sexual References|Language Throughout)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 30, 2025
Runtime: 1h 49m

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