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The Big Wedding

The Big Wedding

It's never too late to start acting like a family.

20135.81h 30m

Overview

To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long-divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative Catholic biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their past, present and future - and hopefully avoid killing each other in the process.

Directed by Justin Zackham
Written by Jean-Stéphane Bron, Karine Sudan, Justin Zackham
Produced by Justin Zackham, Harry J. Ufland, Richard Salvatore
Box OfficeBudget: $35.0MRevenue: $21.8M

Top Cast

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Don Griffin

Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton

Ellie Griffin

Ben Barnes

Ben Barnes

Alejandro 'Alex' Soto Griffin

Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried

Missy O'Connor

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Beatrice 'Bebe' McBride

Katherine Heigl

Katherine Heigl

Lyla Griffin

Topher Grace

Topher Grace

Jared Griffin

Christine Ebersole

Christine Ebersole

Muffin O'Connor

David Rasche

David Rasche

Barry O'Connor

Patricia Rae

Patricia Rae

Madonna Soto

Themes & Keywords

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About The Big Wedding

The Big Wedding is a comedy film released in 2013 exploring themes of language barrier, betrayal, wedding, dog, sibling, family. Directed by Justin Zackham, it stars Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Ben Barnes. To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long-divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative Catholic biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their past, present and future - and hopefully avoid killing each other in the process.

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