License to Wed
An engaged couple races through an intrusive church marriage course while trying to protect their wedding plans and their relationship.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- broad
- romantic
- awkward
- date night
- wedding movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a flat, formulaic romantic comedy weakened by an intrusive premise and an excessively shtick-heavy performance from Robin Williams.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Reverend Frank subjects Sadie and Ben to a series of intrusive marriage-preparation exercises before approving their wedding.
Frank demands chastity, bugs the couple's apartment, provokes arguments, and interferes with their family relationships.
The rushed wedding date and Frank's course force Sadie and Ben to question whether they are prepared for marriage.
The film uses Robin Williams's highly exaggerated Reverend Frank and absurd preparation tasks, including robot twins, as central comic devices.
Films like License to Wed, and why
The Wedding Planner
Shares a wedding-centered romantic comedy premise, relationship anxieties, and broad situational humor.
The Best Man
Combines an engaged couple's romantic uncertainty with family pressure and formulaic wedding comedy.
27 Dresses
Features a couple navigating marriage expectations through heightened romantic comedy conflict and comic interference.
Movie Details
- Director
- Ken Kwapis
- Release Date
- 2007-07-04
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (948)
Cast
- Mandy Moore
- John Krasinski
- Robin Williams
- Eric Christian Olsen
- Christine Taylor
- Josh Flitter
- DeRay Davis
- Peter Strauss
- Grace Zabriskie
- Roxanne Hart
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is License to Wed about?
- An engaged couple races through an intrusive church marriage course while trying to protect their wedding plans and their relationship.
- What is License to Wed like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of License to Wed as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is License to Wed violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in License to Wed.
- What did critics think of License to Wed?
- Critics broadly found the film a flat, formulaic romantic comedy weakened by an intrusive premise and an excessively shtick-heavy performance from Robin Williams.
- Which films are like License to Wed?
- Films with a similar feel include The Wedding Planner, The Best Man, and 27 Dresses.
- How long is License to Wed?
- License to Wed runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch License to Wed?
- In United States, License to Wed is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
