Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- intimate
- provocative
- date night
- couples night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The central evening revolves around Joe and Angela hosting their mysterious upstairs neighbors, with the meal catalyzing escalating revelations.
The plot foregrounds deeply repressed emotions and unexplored sex within Joe and Angela's marriage.
Pina and Hawk's arrival from upstairs destabilizes the couple's established emotional routine.
The dinner's unexpected turns reveal intimate subjects through frank interpersonal conversation rather than conventional romance plotting.
Films like The Invite, and why
The People Upstairs
shared dinner-party setting, marital conflict, sexual candor, and escalating relationship revelations
Carnage
shared intimate dinner-party structure, comic hostility, and sharply exposed domestic resentment
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
shared claustrophobic domestic confrontation, theatrical dialogue, and couples testing the limits of civility
Movie Details
- Director
- Olivia Wilde
- Release Date
- 2026-06-25
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (668)
Cast
- Olivia Wilde
- Seth Rogen
- Penélope Cruz
- Edward Norton
- Skip Howland
- Mel Powell
- Rachel Thurow
- Mario Valdez
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Invite about?
- A guarded couple's improvised supper with enigmatic neighbors turns domestic politeness into an intimate reckoning with desire and marriage.
- What is The Invite like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Invite as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Invite violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Invite.
- Which films are like The Invite?
- Films with a similar feel include The People Upstairs, Carnage, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
- How long is The Invite?
- The Invite runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Invite?
- In United States, The Invite is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Plex.
