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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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Johnny Oleksinski New York Post 8h
4/4
A sophisticated, snappy, seductive and stupendously funny film about a long-married couple who are in way over their heads. Go to Full Review 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 Marshall Shaffer The Playlist 2h
C
For all the belabored artistry of this choppily cut enterprise, little in "The Invite" actually moves. It’s potential energy, unconvincingly trying to pass itself off as kinetic. Go to Full Review Gregory Nussen Screen Rant 7h
9/10
The Invite is a magnetic, acerbically funny, romantic nightmare in the vein of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Go to Full Review Daniel Howat Next Best Picture 1d
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 Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Olivia Wilde

Director

Seth Rogen

Actor

Penélope Cruz

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Edward Norton

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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