Three friends are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school.
Acting
Caplan and Dunst weaponize desperation with surgical precision.
Writing
Headland's script hates her characters just enough.
Editing
87 minutes of barely controlled implosion — no fat, all shame.
Director
Leslye Headland
Kirsten Dunst
Regan Crawford
Rebel Wilson
Becky Archer
Lizzy Caplan
Gena Myers
Isla Fisher
Katie Lawrence
James Marsden
Trevor Graham
Adam Scott
Clyde Goddard
Kyle Bornheimer
Joe Barnes
Hayes MacArthur
Dale Beaumont
Ann Dowd
Victoria Archer
Andrew Rannells
Manny
Sue Jean Kim
Wedding Planner
Ella Rae Peck
Stefanie
Arden Myrin
Melissa
Candy Buckley
Sheila
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marketed as a 'Bridesmaids clone' but significantly meaner — it bombed theatrically before finding its cult audience on streaming.
Headland based the script on her own play and her own regrettable behavior as a bridesmaid; the wedding dress destruction was her real nightmare.
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