Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- foreboding
- seductive
- halloween night
- gothic movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film’s race, class, and male-privilege commentary promising but undermined by banal dialogue, repetitive scares, and familiar horror conventions.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Evie is drawn into a wealthy English family whose wedding rituals conceal vampiric practices and inherited power.
Evie accepts an invitation from her newly discovered cousin and arrives at an isolated mansion for a wedding that becomes threatening.
The film frames its aristocratic family and male authority figures through commentary on race, class, and male privilege.
Evie’s apparent romantic connection with Walter is shaped by concealment, manipulation, and the family’s hidden agenda.
Films like The Invitation, and why
Ready or Not
shares a contemporary horror setup involving wealthy hosts, social class tensions, marriage rituals, and escalating survival suspense
Bram Stoker's Dracula
shares gothic vampire mythology, seductive aristocratic figures, and a heroine confronting an ancient supernatural threat
Get Out
shares a young woman entering an affluent family’s secluded estate and uncovering a lethal secret beneath its polished rituals
The Menu
shares a stylish wedding-centered horror premise with class critique, dark humor, and a resourceful female protagonist
Movie Details
- Director
- Jessica M. Thompson
- Release Date
- 2022-08-24
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (1013)
Cast
- Nathalie Emmanuel
- Thomas Doherty
- Sean Pertwee
- Hugh Skinner
- Carol Ann Crawford
- Alana Boden
- Stephanie Corneliussen
- Tian Chaudhry
- Courtney Taylor
- Scott Alexander Young
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- 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 Invitation about?
- A woman seeking family and romance at an English wedding discovers that aristocratic hospitality can conceal a vampiric inheritance.
- What is The Invitation like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Invitation as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Invitation violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Invitation as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Invitation?
- Critics broadly found the film’s race, class, and male-privilege commentary promising but undermined by banal dialogue, repetitive scares, and familiar horror conventions.
- Which films are like The Invitation?
- Films with a similar feel include Ready or Not, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Get Out, and The Menu.
- How long is The Invitation?
- The Invitation runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Invitation?
- In United States, The Invitation streams on Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow.
