The Invite

United States2025108 minEnglish

Joe and Angela are on thin ice, and tonight might be when it all falls apart. Unfortunately, their upstairs neighbors are about to arrive for dinner, and everything that can go wrong goes worse.

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Joe and Angela are on thin ice, and tonight might be when it all falls apart. Unfortunately, their upstairs neighbors are about to arrive for dinner, and everything that can go wrong goes worse.

A fiercely energized chamber dramedy, The Invite revitalizes the classic, largely bygone cinema of marital strife. Olivia Wilde’s scenes from a marriage are suitably raw and revealing, but also compassionate, deeply human, and incredibly funny. From a screenplay by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones, the film gleefully plunges two couples (Wilde and Seth Rogen; Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton) into the crucible of a seemingly innocuous evening, delighting in its contortions as awkward small talk turns to the unearthing of long-tenured grievances, insecurities, codependencies, failed aspirations, and sexual FOMO. Constructing a vibrant aesthetic and brilliantly orchestrated interactions, Wilde finds a universe of space within one location, and her process — workshopping material with the cast, shooting chronologically (on 35mm!), and inviting them to explore as they worked — gives The Invite a remarkable authenticity. — JN

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Screenings

in persononline not available

Jan 24, 6:00 PM MST
Premiere
Eccles Theatre
Park City
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Jan 25, 8:30 AM MST
Screening
Library Center Theatre
Park City
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ASL (Q&A only)
Jan 27, 6:00 PM MST
Screening
Rose Wagner Center
Salt Lake City
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Jan 28, 7:30 PM MST
Screening
Megaplex Redstone - 1
Park City
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Jan 30, 2:30 PM MST
Screening
Eccles Theatre
Park City
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Feb 1, 8:30 AM MST
Screening
Library Center Theatre
Park City
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Credits

Director(s)
Olivia Wilde
Screenwriters
Will McCormack
Rashida Jones
Producers
David Permut
Ben Browning
Megan Ellison
Executive Producers
Saul Germaine
Patrick Chu
Shayne Fiske Goldner
Glen Basner
Andy Kim
Alex G. Scott
Alex Astrachan
Director of Photography
Adam Newport-Berra
Production Designer
Jade Healy
Costume Design
Arianne Phillips
Edited By
Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Ant Boys
Music by
Devonté Hynes
Sound Designer
Niv Adiri
Colorist
Damien Vandercruyssen
Principal Cast
Seth Rogen
Olivia Wilde
Penélope Cruz
Edward Norton

Company
UTA Independent Film Group & FilmNation
Contact

FilmSales@unitedtalent.com

Meet the Artist

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde’s feature directorial debut Booksmart won a Film Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling earned nearly $90 million globally. Acting work includes Her, Alpha Dog, Drinking Buddies, Meadowland, A Vigilante, Tron: Legacy, Vinyl, House, and the upcoming Behemoth. Wilde’s short film Wake Up premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

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