The Big Wedding

"It's never too late to start acting like a family."

2013 1h 30m EN

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5.8

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Comedy

Synopsis

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To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long-divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative Catholic biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their past, present and future - and hopefully avoid killing each other in the process.

“It's never too late to start acting like a family.”

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Cast

Robert De Niro
Don Griffin
Diane Keaton
Ellie Griffin
Ben Barnes
Alejandro 'Alex' Soto Griffin
Amanda Seyfried
Missy O'Connor
Susan Sarandon
Beatrice 'Bebe' McBride
Katherine Heigl
Lyla Griffin
Topher Grace
Jared Griffin
Christine Ebersole
Muffin O'Connor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Justin Zackham
Writers: Jean-Stéphane Bron, Karine Sudan, Justin Zackham
Languages: English, Spanish, Latin
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 62% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Spanish, Latin.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Justin Zackham, shot by Jonathan Brown. 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 Nathan Barr. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton and Ben Barnes carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Justin Zackham directs. Jonathan Brown behind the camera. Nathan Barr scores. Jonathan Corn cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish, Latin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 62% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 13 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Spanish, Latin.
5Directed by Justin Zackham, shot by Jonathan Brown. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Nathan Barr. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Jonathan Corn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton and Ben Barnes carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "It's never too late to start acting like a family.".
10IMDB entry: tt1931435 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 21 themes, including "language barrier", "betrayal", "wedding", "dog".