Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- raucous
- awkward
- party viewing
- lazy weekend
What critics said
Critics generally found the film uneven and less consistently funny than its connection to The Inbetweeners might suggest, despite some effective comic moments and committed performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nick and Shane spend three days navigating an epic music festival, using its crowds, performances, camping, and party culture as the comic environment.
Shane proposes the festival as an antidote to Nick's breakup blues after Nick's girlfriend leaves him.
Nick's post-breakup vulnerability and the friendship group's unruly festival behavior create the film's central comic engine.
Shane's intervention takes Nick on a three-day ordeal intended to pull him out of his romantic despair.
Films like The Festival, and why
The Inbetweeners Movie
british ensemble comedy, awkward young adults, and raunchy festival-adjacent humor
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
music-centered comedy with youthful misbehavior, friendship, and irreverent energy
The Inbetweeners 2
raucous British youth comedy built around friendship, embarrassment, and excessive partying
The Boat That Rocked
festival setting, romantic disappointment, and chaotic comic misadventure
Movie Details
- Director
- Iain Morris
- Release Date
- 2018-08-14
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (174)
Cast
- Joe Thomas
- Hammed Animashaun
- Claudia O'Doherty
- Hannah Tointon
- Kurt Yaeger
- Hugh Coles
- Lizzy Connolly
- Theo Barklem-Biggs
- Jemaine Clement
- Nick Frost
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- 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 The Festival about?
- A heartbroken young man is dragged by his best friend into a chaotic three-day music festival designed to cure his breakup blues.
- What is The Festival like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Festival as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Festival violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Festival as mild.
- What did critics think of The Festival?
- Critics generally found the film uneven and less consistently funny than its connection to The Inbetweeners might suggest, despite some effective comic moments and committed performances.
- Which films are like The Festival?
- Films with a similar feel include The Inbetweeners Movie, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, The Inbetweeners 2, and The Boat That Rocked.
- How long is The Festival?
- The Festival runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Festival?
- In United States, The Festival streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
