Film

Wedding Crashers

Name: Wedding Crashers
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2005
Cast: Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher

Wedding Crashers is a mid-2000s studio comedy built around two very funny men who talk their way into other people's weddings for free food, open bar, and easy romance. It's raunchy, quotable, and structured to peak at the halfway mark before quietly turning into an actual romantic comedy. Best watched loose, ideally with someone who'll shout the lines back.

TMDb rating

6.5

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