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You're Cordially Invited

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This article is about the 2025 comedy film. For the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, see You Are Cordially Invited.

You're Cordially Invited
Release poster
Directed byNicholas Stoller
Written byNicholas Stoller
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Guleserian
Edited by
  • Daniel Gabbe
  • Hugh Ross
Music byMichael Andrews
Production
companies
Distributed byAmazon Prime Video
Release date
  • January 30, 2025 (2025-01-30)
Running time
109 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

You're Cordially Invited is a 2025 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Nicholas Stoller for Amazon MGM Studios. It stars Will Ferrell, Reese Witherspoon, Geraldine Viswanathan and Meredith Hagner.

The film was released on Amazon Prime Video on January 30, 2025.

Synopsis

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A bride (Viswanathan) and her father (Ferrell) discover their dream wedding venue has been double booked for another bride (Hagner) and her wedding-planner sister (Witherspoon), with hilarious consequences.[2]

Cast

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Production

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Nicholas Stoller will write, direct and produce the film from his own script that he wrote himself, while Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon are set to star and serve as producers alongside Jessica Elbaum, Gloria Sanchez, Conor Welch, and Lauren Neustadter. Serving as executive producers are Ashley Strumwasser, Alex Brown, and Gloria Sanchez. Production companies are Stoller Global Solutions, Gloria Sanchez Productions, and Hello Sunshine. The project landed at Amazon Studios in July 2022.[3][4]

Ferrell and Witherspoon were revealed to be attached to the project in June 2022.[5] Principal photography began in Atlanta in May 2023.[6][7]

Release

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You're Cordially Invited was released worldwide on Amazon Prime Video on January 30, 2025.[8] The first trailer was released in May 2024.[9]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 46% of 37 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.1/10.[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 51 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "You're Cordially Invited (15)". British Board of Film Classification. January 25, 2025. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  2. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 17, 2023). "Will Ferrell & Reese Witherspoon Amazon Studios Wedding Comedy 'You're Cordially Invited' Adds Geraldine Viswanathan & Meredith Hagner". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  3. ^ Jackson, Angelique (July 6, 2022). "Amazon Studios Lands Reese Witherspoon, Will Ferrell Wedding Comedy Directed by Nick Stoller". Variety. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Grobar, Matt (July 6, 2022). "Will Ferrell-Reese Witherspoon Wedding Comedy From 'Bros' Director Nick Stoller Lands At Amazon". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 16, 2022). "Hot Package #2: Buyers Spark To Nick Stoller Wedding Comedy Package With Reese Witherspoon & Will Ferrell Attached". Hollywood Deadline. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "Reese Witherspoon, Will Ferrell, coming to Atlanta to shoot You're Cordially Invited". ajc.com. March 22, 2023. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  7. ^ Heller, Karen (May 10, 2023). "Y'all are precious': Gen X Southern moms are what works in comedy now". Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  8. ^ Zee, Michaela (May 14, 2024). "'You're Cordially Invited' Trailer: Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell Wage Wedding Warfare in Prime Video's R-Rated Comedy". Variety. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  9. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSJ7E9HUpyY
  10. ^ "You're Cordially Invited". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  11. ^ "You're Cordially Invited". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
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