The Invite
A24 | Release Date: June 26, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
AwardsWatchKaren PetersonJun 18, 2026
The most remarkable thing about The Invite is not the films it is like, but in the way we are invited to be part of something special, thoughtful, and refreshingly hopeful. Read full review
100
The Film StageKent M. WilhelmFeb 5, 2026
An uproariously funny take on modern relationships. Read full review
100
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiJan 27, 2026
Issues millions of people face everyday are addressed cleverly and poignantly, and never without a hint of humor. Wilde isn’t really interested in sentimentality, either, and her movie hits harder for it. Read full review
100
VarietyOwen GleibermanJan 25, 2026
The Invite is marvelously entertaining, but part of the reason for that is that I think a lot of people are going to see themselves mirrored in this movie, which for all its sharp-tongued bravura is humane enough to play a truth game that rings true. Read full review
90
Screen RantGregory NussenJan 27, 2026
What makes The Invite ultimately so special is its unabashed honesty, even when it means doom. Read full review
83
IndieWireKate ErblandJan 25, 2026
A truly adult comedy with plenty to say and even more laughs to share. Read full review
80
EmpireAlex GodfreyJun 22, 2026
On the surface, this is a very tense and very funny comedy of manners. Underneath all that, though, is a sad, incisive, brilliantly drawn study of a failing marriage. Read full review
80
Time OutPhil de SemlyenJun 4, 2026
This is a real return to form from Wilde, who finds her Booksmart groove again after the misstep of Don’t Worry Darling. Cue it up and get the neighbours round. Or not. Read full review
80
ColliderRoss BonaimeJan 28, 2026
The Invite might seem like a simple idea, but Wilde, as well as Jones, McCormack, and her excellent cast, make this into a compelling, delightful, and moving comedy that's more intricate than it might seem. Read full review
80
Next Best PictureDaniel HowatJan 26, 2026
Rare are comedies this funny and this mature. Its rich themes hit home, especially for anyone in a long-term relationship. Read full review
80
The Daily BeastNick SchagerJan 26, 2026
A hysterical, insightful, and ultimately moving portrait of the difficulties of keeping long-term relationships alive. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyJan 25, 2026
When it’s cooking, which is most of the run time, this is a smart, sophisticated and incisively acted adult entertainment that savages the crumbling institution of marriage, dangles the promise of sexual rescue and then brings the walls crashing down in a bitter reckoning that seems irreversible — until a window of hope and healing gets cracked open. Read full review
80
The GuardianBenjamin LeeJan 25, 2026
As the jokes start to sour and the night shifts to something more serious, Wilde and her dramatically experienced ensemble are able to handle a difficult tonal descent without slipping. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineTaylor WilliamsJan 31, 2026
By the time The Invite burrows into the heart of its main characters and reveals the scope of their regrets and longings, it’s hard to argue that it doesn’t strike a chord of genuine emotion. Read full review
60
Screen DailyTim GriersonJan 25, 2026
The film struggles to juggle its combination of rage and humour, satire and sadness, but the game performances mostly help gloss over the material’s familiarity. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriJan 25, 2026
The Invite is primarily a comedy, and it does have some solid laughs, though the character interactions can also feel so manufactured that our bullshit detectors start going off fairly early. Read full review
50
The PlaylistMarshall ShafferJan 26, 2026
Wilde toils feverishly to create the illusion of momentum and communicates to the audience that they must be feeling such a sensation. But for all the belabored artistry of this choppily cut enterprise, little in “The Invite” actually moves. It’s potential energy, unconvincingly trying to pass itself off as kinetic. Read full review
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