''The Wilde Wedding'' is a 2017

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written and directed by Damian Harris, starring

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, and

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. It received a limited theatrical release and a direct-to-video release, beginning September 15, 2017, by

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Plot

The famous actress Eve Wilde is getting married for the fourth time, this time to the writer Harold. Her first husband, the actor Laurence Darling, and their children and grandchildren attend the wedding. Harold is joined by his two daughters and one of their longtime friends. Sexual tension and romance spread amongst the two families and assembled guests.

Cast

as Eve Wilde *

as Laurence Darling *

as Harold *

as Priscilla Jones *

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as Rory Darling *

Grace Van Patten Grace Van Patten (born November 21, 1996) is an American actress. She has appeared in two films distributed by Netflix: '' Tramps'' (2016) and ''The Meyerowitz Stories'' (2017), and in Hulu's miniseries ''Nine Perfect Strangers'' (2021) and '' T ...

as Mackenzie Darling *

Noah Emmerich Noah Nicholas Emmerich (born February 27, 1965) is an American actor and director who is best known for his roles in films such as '' Beautiful Girls'' (1996), '' The Truman Show'' (1998), ''Frequency'' (2000), ''Miracle'' (2004), '' Little Child ...

as Jimmy Darling * Peter Facinelli as Ethan Darling *

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as Clementine *

Lilly Englert Lilly Englert (born 23 August 1989) is an English actress best known for ''The Wilde Wedding, A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and ''Ask for Jane''. Early life and education Englert was born in London, England and raised in Parma, Italy along with ...

as Rose * Brigette Lundy-Paine as Lara *Jake Katzman as Sam * Tim Boardman as Dylan * Kara Jackson as Bee * Rob Langeder as Al * Joe Urla as Nelson * Santiago The Pawstar as YoYo the dog

Reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of 27% based on 15 reviews, and an average rating of 5.24/10. On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 31 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

References

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