The People We Hate at the Wedding
A fractured family stumbles through wedding-week resentments, romantic complications, and brutally funny sibling friction.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- awkward
- casual movie night
- friends night
What critics said
Critics generally found the strong ensemble cast unable to overcome a comedically uneven and serviceable screenplay.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The siblings and their mother confront accumulated resentments during the week before Eloise's wedding.
Alice, Paul, Eloise, and Donna's intersecting tensions drive the story.
The film turns sibling rivalry, parental favoritism, and wedding pressure into caustic comedic exchanges.
The country wedding creates deadlines and social expectations that intensify the family's conflicts.
Films like The People We Hate at the Wedding, and why
The Family Stone
dysfunctional family comedy, wedding-centered conflict, and sharp ensemble banter
This Is Where I Leave You
adult sibling tensions, romantic complications, and uncomfortable family gatherings
Death at a Funeral
wedding-weekend farce driven by clashing relatives and irreverent humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Claire Scanlon
- Release Date
- 2022-11-17
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (216)
Cast
- Kristen Bell
- Ben Platt
- Allison Janney
- Cynthia Addai-Robinson
- Dustin Milligan
- John Macmillan
- Isaach de Bankolé
- Karan Soni
- Jorma Taccone
- Lizzy Caplan
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The People We Hate at the Wedding about?
- A fractured family stumbles through wedding-week resentments, romantic complications, and brutally funny sibling friction.
- What is The People We Hate at the Wedding like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The People We Hate at the Wedding as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The People We Hate at the Wedding violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The People We Hate at the Wedding.
- What did critics think of The People We Hate at the Wedding?
- Critics generally found the strong ensemble cast unable to overcome a comedically uneven and serviceable screenplay.
- Which films are like The People We Hate at the Wedding?
- Films with a similar feel include The Family Stone, This Is Where I Leave You, and Death at a Funeral.
- How long is The People We Hate at the Wedding?
- The People We Hate at the Wedding runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch The People We Hate at the Wedding?
- In United States, The People We Hate at the Wedding streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
