Spa Weekend

"Friendship is a real trip."

2026 1h 37m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 63

Comedy

Synopsis

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Four lifelong friends realize that somewhere between careers, relationships, families, and everyday responsibilities, they’ve forgotten how to take care of themselves and each other. Burned out and overdue for a break, the women escape to a luxury spa retreat for an unforgettable weekend dedicated to fun, laughter, and a lot of really bad decisions.

“Friendship is a real trip.”

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Cast

Leslie Mann
Jane
Michelle Buteau
Coco
Anna Faris
Sophie
Isla Fisher
Mel
Adam Demos
Kai
Dominic Ona-Ariki
Roger
Erika Heynatz
Shanti
Courtney Clarke
Ayurveda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jon Lucas
Writers: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 51% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jon Lucas, shot by Danny Ruhlmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Philip White. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor James Thomas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Leslie Mann and Michelle Buteau and Anna Faris carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Friendship is a real trip.".

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IMDB entry: tt33305867 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jon Lucas directs. Danny Ruhlmann behind the camera. Philip White scores. James Thomas cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 51% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
3Directed by Jon Lucas, shot by Danny Ruhlmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Philip White. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor James Thomas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Leslie Mann and Michelle Buteau and Anna Faris carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Friendship is a real trip.".
8IMDB entry: tt33305867 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Danny Ruhlmann
Original score: Philip White
Editing: James Thomas
Production design: Michelle McGahey
Costume design: Vanessa Loh
Sound: Paul Pirola
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $10,154,377
Return: 51% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Spa Weekend (2026)

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ianrathbone2026-08-21
★ 3/10
Hallmark meets chaos / Isla Fisher carries it / rickety, but fun #filmreviewhaiku It's like Hallmark was asked to make Bridesmaids.
CinemaSerf2026-08-22
★ 6/10
With their professional and family lives having seen them drift apart over the years, the recently divorced "Coco" (Michele Buteau) suggests to her friend "Sophie" (Anna Faris) that they take birthday girl "Jane" (Leslie Mann) for a spa weekend to celebrate with a degree of sedate style. The one thing they are agreed on is that they won't invite their fourth wheel - "Mel" (Isla Fisher) because, well she's just too much of a loose cannon. When they arrive at the beautiful spa resort of "Shanti" (Erika Heynatz) they look forward to a few days of mud, steam and maybe even an hookup with the hunky yoga trainer "Kai" (Adam Demos). Sadly, though, their secret plan didn't remain secret for very long as their other pal shows up unexpectedly and fairly soon their peace and tranquility - and everyone else's too - is trampled into the sand. What now ensues is all fairly predictable fayre with slapstick comedy, rampaging goats and the odd chunk of romance as chaos descends on the place and the depths of their friendships with each other are sorely tested. Will they come through it unscathed? No, this isn't good and from the start I kept expecting Anna Farris to turn into Goldie Hawn and for Heynatz to become Jane Seymour. Both Fisher and Buteau's characters are fairly unlikeable right from the start and the constant stream of unfunny and often quite vulgar Anglo-Saxon is a poor substitute for comedic writing. What's also quite curious about this drama is that it was written and directed by two men, too, but surely with extensive feminine interventions? It does settle down a bit after half an hour; it doesn't shy away from ridiculing the pretentiousness of the incense burning, kale-smoothie, brigade and it certainly gets better in the last fifteen minutes or so, but that's from a fairly low base and still doesn't really make this very good. It does remind us of just what we put up with by way of routine on a daily basis and that it does us no harm to let the badger loose every now and again, but the best of the comedy is in the trailers and if I'd been "Kai", I'd have run a mile. Late night Christmas television after a few too many mulled wines I'd say.