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The Big Wedding (2013)

The Big Wedding poster
Directed by
Justin Zackham
Genre
romantic comedy film, comedy of remarriage
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 1,225 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A divorced couple pretends to still be married for their son's wedding to avoid upsetting his conservative birth mother. Family secrets and old tensions bubble up as the extended family gathers for the event.

lightheartedawkwardsentimentalcomedicpredictablefamily-focusedconversationalgently absurd

What happens

The Big Wedding is a 2013 American comedy film written and directed by Justin Zackham. It is an American remake of the original 2006 Swiss-French film Mon frère se marie (My Brother Is Getting Married), written by Jean-Stéphane Bron and Karine Sudan. The film stars an ensemble cast that includes Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl, Diane Keaton, Amanda Seyfried, Topher Grace, Ben Barnes, Susan Sarandon and Robin Williams. It was released in the United States and Canada on April 26, 2013, by Lionsgate. The Big Wedding was panned by critics upon release and underperformed at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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