The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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The Wedding
Comedy · 2020
Three friends from school, Thomas, Nils and Andreas, are still searching for love in their adult lives.
Movie details
The Wedding
2020 Comedy 1h 59m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
Three friends from school, Thomas, Nils and Andreas, are still searching for love in their adult lives.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Wedding?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Til Schweiger
Written by
Lo Malinke · Til Schweiger
Til Schweiger
Thomas
Samuel Finzi
Nils
Milan Peschel
Andreas
Lilli Schweiger
Lilli
Stefanie Stappenbeck
Linda
Jeanette Hain
Tanja
Katharina Schüttler
Jette
Court is in session
Put The Wedding on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.