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Raucous comedy has lots of sexual humor and iffy consent.
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Wedding Crashers
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Based on 6 parent reviews
Based on 20 kid reviews
Kids say that while the film is incredibly funny and filled with raunchy humor, it contains excessive sexual content, nudity, and strong language that make it inappropriate for younger audiences. Many reviews highlight that, despite its comedic value, the explicit scenes and profanity warrant caution when considering it for family viewing.
- funny
- raunchy humor
- excessive nudity
- strong language
- not for kids
Summarized with AI
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What's the Story?
Best friends John (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy (Vince Vaughn) are overconfident, careless, fast-talking divorce mediators who spend their free time as WEDDING CRASHERS. They attend weddings under fake names in order to eat, drink, and meet women. But everything changes when John falls in love with Claire Cleary (Rachel McAdams) at her sister's wedding. The stakes seem high for this latest deception, because Claire's father is Treasury Secretary William Cleary (Christopher Walken), her lusty sister (Isla Fisher) takes an avid liking to Jeremy, and her mother (Jane Seymour) tries to seduce John. That, and Claire is engaged to marry the wealthy, arrogant Sack (Bradley Cooper), which means that John and Jeremy's weekend at the Cleary compound will be one to remember.
Is It Any Good?
Raucous and happily obnoxious, this comedy makes fun of liars and cheaters, ultimately celebrating a shlocky version of "true love." Wedding Crashers' premise might be a memorable one—it's right in the title, after all—but the dated approach to "picking up women" and adolescent humor feel more predictable than inspired. Scenes at Claire's house recall Meet the Parents-style commotion, and the leads don't deviate from their established personas. Wilson's here as the lovable "aw shucks" guy, while Vaughn plays a fast-talking charmer, though he serves as a welcome respite from the film's cloying romance. With lesser actors, Wedding Crashers might have completely flopped. But a healthy sense of irony that runs throughout the mayhem props up its cringey subject matter.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the lessons learned by the film's two Wedding Crashers, John and Jeremy. How do they view their wedding-crashing ways at the start of the film, and does that change by the end? Do they mature or stay the same?
How does the movie set up a contrast between John and Jeremy's deceitfulness and that of Sack, who cheats at pickup football and on his fiancée? Is one form of deceit better than the other? Why, or why not?
How are the women in Wedding Crashers portrayed? How are they similar to or different from the women you know in real life? What's the effect of watching stereotypes of women in movies over and over again?
Movie Details
- In theaters : July 15, 2005
- On DVD or streaming : January 3, 2006
- Cast : Owen Wilson , Vince Vaughn , Rachel McAdams , Christopher Walken
- Director : David Dobkin
- Inclusion Information : Middle Eastern/North African Movie Actor(s) , Female Movie Actor(s)
- Studio : New Line
- Genre : Comedy
- Topics : Friendship
- Run time : 119 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- MPAA explanation : sexual content/nudity and language
- Last updated : November 28, 2025
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