The Invite

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The Invite

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Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?

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Critics Consensus

Perversely funny while giving its quartet of fine actors some of their best material yet, The Invite is a sophisticated farce that reaffirms Olivia Wilde as one of the most exciting filmmakers working today.

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Tim Cogshell

Alt Film Guide

14h

3.5

In this witty, thoughtful comedy about the intricacies of human relationships and of the workings of the human mind, Olivia Wilde proves herself adroit as an actress and director again.

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Soraya Nadia McDonald

Pop Culture Happy Hour (NPR Podcast)

17h

As much as we are sort of treated to being an audience to these people's dysfunction and maybe feeling smug about the lack of dysfunction in our own lives, it's almost unexpectedly touching.

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Kimber Myers

Crooked Marquee

2d

B

The script is gasp-inducingly funny, and all four of these actors deliver its witty lines with impeccable timing.

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Mark Jackson

Epoch Times

10h

4/5

Wilde, with a cast at her disposal that’s the acting equivalent of a Stradivarius, toggles the story between the comedic and dramatic modalities seamlessly.

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Aisha Harris

Pop Culture Happy Hour (NPR Podcast)

17h

All of these actors are kind of working in a very interesting mode. It's a very claustrophobic film. It mostly...takes place in this San Francisco apartment, and it feels clustered. And the energy is there.

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Tim Stevens

The Spool

17h

Wilde has made a comedy that grows deeper, not broader, as it unfolds. The result is a film as uncomfortable as it is funny, as honest as it is humane.

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Robert

7h

Great aside from the last 10 minutes

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Duane

10h

Very real characters that were relatable. We all have one or two of them in our lives at some point.

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Brianne

12h

This movie was a lot of fighting and zero laughing.

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Neil

14h

Excellent acting, just top tier performances from everyone involved. ridiculously funny, but also extremely authentic. some of the best writing all year. cello score was subtle yet super effective and used so well. Movies don’t like this don’t come around often.

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Raymond

14h

The movie was extremely funny and surprisingly deep. Blew my expectations away

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Sue Z

19h

So funny Great cast!

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Synopsis

Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?

Director: Olivia Wilde
Producer: David Permut, Ben Browning, Megan Ellison
Screenwriter: Will McCormack, Rashida Jones
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Annapurna Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment, Permut Presentations
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 10, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 47m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)