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2026 · Movie · 1h 47m · R

The Invite

CriticsCritics: 89
AudienceAudience: 7.6

With their marriage under strain, a couple invite their upstairs neighbors over for dinner, hoping to ease the tension. As the evening unfolds, conversation turns awkward, funny, and revealing, pushing both couples to confront questions about love, communication, and what keeps a relationship going.

My take

You may enjoy this if you like witty, uncomfortable dinner-party comedy with relationship drama and a small cast; Not for you if you prefer fast-moving plots or less conversation-heavy stories.

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Cast

Seth RogenOlivia WildePenélope CruzEdward NortonSkip HowlandMel PowellRachel ThurowMario Valdez

Director

Olivia Wilde

If tonight is a The Invite night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

Want one picked out for tonight?

Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.