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Bride Wars

Bride Wars

Comedy · Romance · 2009

Two best friends become rivals when their respective weddings are accidentally booked for the same day.

Movie details

Bride Wars

“Even best friends can't share the same wedding day.”

2009 Comedy · Romance 1h 29m

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

Two best friends become rivals when their respective weddings are accidentally booked for the same day.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Gary Winick

Written by

Greg DePaul · Casey Wilson · June Diane Raphael

Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson

Liv

Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway

Emma

Bryan Greenberg

Bryan Greenberg

Nate

Chris Pratt

Chris Pratt

Fletcher

Steve Howey

Steve Howey

Daniel

Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen

Marion St. Claire

Kristen Johnston

Kristen Johnston

Deb

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Put Bride Wars on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.