The Big Picture

‘The Invite’ Is a Hilarious Social Nightmare, With Olivia Wilde!

July 10, 2026·1h 37m·5-min readconversationalfilm
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Olivia Wilde's The Invite is a sharp, darkly comedic four-hander about a crumbling marriage tested by a dinner party with enigmatic neighbors, serving as a deeply personal and generational exploration of intimacy, visibility, and midlife malaise.


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Olivia Wilde

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Olivia WildeEdward NortonPenelope CruzRashida JonesWill McCormick

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Husbands and Wivesby Woody AllenWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?by Edward Albee

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