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The Invite
Directed byOlivia Wilde
Screenplay by
Based onThe People Upstairs
by Cesc Gay
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAdam Newport-Berra
Edited by
Music byDevonté Hynes
Production
companies
Distributed byA24
Release date
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Invite is a 2026 American comedy film directed by Olivia Wilde, and written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack. It is an English language remake of the Spanish film The People Upstairs by Cesc Gay. It stars Wilde along with Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton. The Invite premiered at the Eccles Theater as a part of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2026. It received positive reviews from critics.

Premise

A married couple experiencing a rough patch in their relationship find themselves invited by their neighbors to engage in their weekly orgies.

Cast

Production

It was announced in March 2021 that a remake of the 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs (Sentimental[1]) was in development from producer David Permut.[2] In March 2022, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris were hired to direct the film, with Rashida Jones and Will McCormack set to write the screenplay.[3] In May 2023, retitled The Invite, Amy Adams, Paul Rudd and Tessa Thompson were cast to star.[4]

Development stalled until April 2025, when it was announced Olivia Wilde was now directing, with herself, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton cast to star. Filming began in Los Angeles.[5] On May 22, 2025, it was reported that filming took place in San Francisco on Tuesday and Wednesday of that week, specifically at A.P. Giannini Middle School in the Sunset District, a BART train from Glen Park station to Balboa Park station, Make-Out Room nightclub in the Mission District,[1] Castro District Farmers' Market,[6] and Molinari Delicatessen.[7] The film was ultimately shot in 23 days, in chronological order.[8] The film is dedicated to Diane Keaton.[9]

Release

Norton, Wilde, and Rogen attending the premiere of The Invite at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival

The Invite premiered at the Eccles Theater as a part of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2026.[10] Following its premiere, multiple studios were reported to be in talks for distribution rights to the film, including A24, Netflix, Searchlight Pictures, Focus Features, Sony Pictures, Black Bear Pictures, Neon, and Apple TV, with bids reaching as high as $10 million.[11] The bidding war eventually narrowed down to A24 and Focus, with offers going over $12 million.[12] Despite a last-minute bid from Warner Bros. Pictures' nascent specialty division, A24 ultimately acquired the film.[13][14]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 22 critics' reviews are positive.[15] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 76 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[16]

Owen Gleiberman of Variety deemed the film to be "marvelously entertaining" and compared it to Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.[17] Similarly, Adam Chitwood of TheWrap compared the result to something like "the great-great-grandchild" of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, underscoring the film to be "endlessly relatable, sometimes uncomfortably so".[18] Benjamin Lee of The Guardian rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, welcoming it as a "genuinely funny and uncommonly intelligent comedy for adults".[19]

Kate Erbland of IndieWire gave the film a B+ rating, assessing that, a bit of stumbling in the third act notwithstanding, the rest of the film is "such a treat, a truly adult comedy with plenty to say and even more laughs to share."[20] David Rooney [de] of The Hollywood Reporter declared the film as "well worth RSVPing" in the bottom line.[21] Glenn Garner of Deadline wrote that the film "explores dynamics of sex and relationships with raw and endearing honesty".[9] Tim Grierson of Screen International described the film as an "uneven comedy-drama that ultimately has something fresh to say about sex, love and commitment".[22]

Bilge Ebiri of Vulture resented that the characters' "emotional twists don't feel fully earned", also pointing out that The Invite "feels at times like a film that could have benefited from more control", while giving a fully negative assessment about the use of the musical score.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b Irshad, Zara (May 21, 2025). "These celebrities hid among BART riders for S.F. film shoot: 'I've never seen anything like it'". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  2. ^ Grater, Tom (March 2, 2021). "English-Language Remake Of Spanish Hit Comedy The People Upstairs In The Works From Hacksaw Ridge Producer David Permut". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  3. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 14, 2022). "Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris To Helm FilmNation Remake The People Upstairs; Rashida Jones & Will McCormack Scripting". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  4. ^ Grobar, Matt (May 3, 2023). "Amy Adams, Paul Rudd & Tessa Thompson Set For Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris' FilmNation Comedy The Invite". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  5. ^ Lang, Brent (April 23, 2025). "Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton to Star in Olivia Wilde's Date Night Comedy The Invite (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  6. ^ "Castro Farmers' Market". PCFMA .org. Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association. April 2, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  7. ^ Karoff, Timothy (May 22, 2025). "Here's where in San Francisco the Olivia Wilde and Seth Rogen movie shot this week". SFGate. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  8. ^ Olivia Wilde Sex Comedy ‘The Invite’ Ignites First Big Bidding War of Sundance
  9. ^ a b Garner, Glenn (January 24, 2026). "'The Invite' Review: Director & Star Olivia Wilde Navigates Dinner Parties, Monogamy & Orgies In Whip-Smart Marital Comedy — Sundance Film Festival". Deadline. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  10. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 24, 2026). "Olivia Wilde's 'The Invite' Gets Standing Ovation At Sundance World Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  11. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 26, 2026). "Sundance Deals Looming For 'The Invite' & 'Leviticus' – The Dish". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  12. ^ Rubin, Rebecca; Donnelly, Matt (January 26, 2026). "Olivia Wilde's Sundance Darling 'The Invite' Bidding War Narrows to A24, Focus Features as Offers Eclipse $12 Million". Variety. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  13. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 27, 2026). "Battle For Olivia Wilde's 'The Invite' Heats Up As Warner Bros New Contemporary Film Label Joins Into Mix With A24 & Focus Features – Sundance". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  14. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (January 27, 2026). "Olivia Wilde's 'The Invite' Sells to A24 Following Sundance Premiere". Variety. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  15. ^ "The Invite | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  16. ^ "The Invite Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  17. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (January 24, 2026). "'The Invite' Review: Olivia Wilde Directs and Stars in a Bravura Dinner-Party Dramedy That's like 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' Redone as Vintage Woody Allen". Variety. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  18. ^ Chitwood, Adam (January 24, 2026). "'The Invite' Review: Olivia Wilde Scores With Hilarious, Sharp Relationship Dramedy". TheWrap. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  19. ^ Lee, Benjamin (January 25, 2026). "The Invite review – A-list ensemble electrify hilarious couples night gone wrong comedy". The Guardian. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  20. ^ Erbland, Kate (January 25, 2026). "'The Invite' Review: You're Going to Want to Attend Olivia Wilde's Crackling, Crazy Entertaining Dinner Party from Hell". IndieWire. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  21. ^ Rooney, David (January 25, 2026). "'The Invite' Review: Starring Alongside MVP Seth Rogen, Director Olivia Wilde Steers a Tart Marital Comedy Into Occasionally Choppy Darker Waters". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  22. ^ Grierson, Tim (January 25, 2026). "'The Invite' review: Olivia Wilde directs and stars in glossy, tense dinner party drama". ScreenDaily. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  23. ^ Ebiri, Bilge (January 25, 2026). "The Invite Is Occasionally Funny, But That's About It". Vulture. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
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