Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- raunchy
- irreverent
- witty
- friends night
- comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics found the sequel raunchy and intermittently effective for franchise fans, but broadly viewed it as uneven and strained in its pursuit of tasteless humor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The bachelor party, sexual jokes, and attempts to provoke increasingly tasteless laughter define the film's comic register.
Jim and Michelle's engagement leads to wedding planning problems, family involvement, and disruption from Stifler.
Steve Stifler secretly arranges a bachelor party and repeatedly threatens to derail the wedding festivities.
Jim relies on Paul Finch and Kevin Myers while navigating wedding planning and Stifler's interference.
Films like American Wedding, and why
American Pie
raunchy sex comedy built around young adult relationships, embarrassing social situations, and escalating bawdy set pieces
The Sweetest Thing
ensemble sex comedy combining wedding or relationship milestones with crude humor and friendship dynamics
Wedding Crashers
romantic comedy with an impending wedding, chaotic planning, and irreverent ensemble humor
Old School
broad, raunchy comedy centered on male friendship, sexual misadventure, and comic humiliation
Movie Details
- Director
- Jesse Dylan
- Release Date
- 2003-08-01
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (4515)
Cast
- Jason Biggs
- Molly Cheek
- Alyson Hannigan
- January Jones
- Thomas Ian Nicholas
- Seann William Scott
- Eddie Kaye Thomas
- Fred Willard
- Eugene Levy
- Deborah Rush
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 American Wedding about?
- Jim’s wedding plans become a raunchy obstacle course when his loyal friends help him and Steve Stifler tries to turn the celebration into chaos.
- What is American Wedding like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of American Wedding as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is American Wedding violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in American Wedding as mild.
- What did critics think of American Wedding?
- Critics found the sequel raunchy and intermittently effective for franchise fans, but broadly viewed it as uneven and strained in its pursuit of tasteless humor.
- Which films are like American Wedding?
- Films with a similar feel include American Pie, The Sweetest Thing, Wedding Crashers, and Old School.
- How long is American Wedding?
- American Wedding runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch American Wedding?
- In United States, American Wedding is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
