The Invite Review (2026) — 83% Celluloid Score
Directed by Olivia Wilde · 2026 ·
The Invite (2026) earns a 83% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
Calculated from 4 available inputs: Celluloid editorial rating, Metascore, Letterboxd and IMDb. Audience sentiment is shown separately and never changes the composite. See how we calculate scores.
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A24 Where to watch
Not confirmed on any major streaming platform yet — check local listings.
Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home
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Why this score?
- Celluloid's editorial rating is exceptional (97/100).
- Audiences widely enjoyed it (91%).
- Metascore signals universal acclaim (82/100).
- Celluloid Score 83% combines 4 verified rating inputs; audience sentiment is shown separately.
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 83% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Celluloid Verdict
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 editorial verdict
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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Critic Reviews
The Invite Review: Olivia Wilde Turns a Dinner Party Into a Chamber of Mirrors
★★★★½
Olivia Wilde's chamber piece confines four extraordinary actors to a single apartment and lets the camera do the accusing — a comedy of manners that curdles, with real formal daring, into something closer to horror.
Wilde's best work by a distance — a razor-sharp, superbly acted single-location chamber piece. Don't miss it.
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