The Invite Review (2026) — 82% Celluloid Score
Directed by Olivia Wilde · 2026 ·
The Invite (2026) earns a 82% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.
Five-source breakdown
A24 Why this score?
- Strong critic approval (95% positive).
- Audiences widely enjoyed it (95%).
- Metascore signals universal acclaim (82/100).
- Celluloid Score 82% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.
Best for
- Viewers who want a well-regarded comedy, drama pick
- Short runtime — easy weeknight watch
Not ideal for
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Is The Invite worth watching?
Yes — The Invite earns a 82% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Critics Consensus
Critics have called this English-language remake of a Spanish stage-to-screen comedy a career-best showcase for its four leads, with particular praise for how deftly it pivots from farce to real emotional reckoning inside a single apartment.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
What is The Invite about?
A married couple kept up night after night by their upstairs neighbors' noisy sex life finally invites them over to talk it out, only for a tense dinner to spiral into confessions about swinging, jealousy, and the state of the hosts' own marriage.
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