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Bride Wars

  • 20092009
  • PGPG
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
108K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,432
346
Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson in Bride Wars (2009)
Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson, and Candice Bergen star in Bride Wars, directed by Gary Winick.
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ComedyRomance
Two best friends become rivals when they schedule their respective weddings on the same day.Two best friends become rivals when they schedule their respective weddings on the same day.Two best friends become rivals when they schedule their respective weddings on the same day.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
108K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,432
346
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Gary Winick
    • Writers
      • Greg DePaul(screenplay)
      • Casey Wilson(screenplay)
      • June Diane Raphael(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Kate Hudson
      • Anne Hathaway
      • Candice Bergen
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Gary Winick
    • Writers
      • Greg DePaul(screenplay)
      • Casey Wilson(screenplay)
      • June Diane Raphael(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Kate Hudson
      • Anne Hathaway
      • Candice Bergen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 161User reviews
    • 149Critic reviews
    • 24Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 8 nominations

    Videos1

    Bride Wars: Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:35
    Bride Wars: Trailer #1

    Photos87

    Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson in Bride Wars (2009)
    Kate Hudson in Bride Wars (2009)
    Anne Hathaway in Bride Wars (2009)
    Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson in Bride Wars (2009)
    Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson in Bride Wars (2009)
    Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson in Bride Wars (2009)
    Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson in Bride Wars (2009)
    Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson in Bride Wars (2009)
    Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson in Bride Wars (2009)
    Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson, and Steve Howey in Bride Wars (2009)
    Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson in Bride Wars (2009)
    Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson, Albert Gornie, Samantha Kelly, Patrick Mel Hayes, Quincy Heath, and Lara Fury in Bride Wars (2009)

    Top cast

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    Kate Hudson
    Kate Hudson
    • Liv
    Anne Hathaway
    Anne Hathaway
    • Emma
    Candice Bergen
    Candice Bergen
    • Marion
    Bryan Greenberg
    Bryan Greenberg
    • Nate
    Chris Pratt
    Chris Pratt
    • Fletcher
    Steve Howey
    Steve Howey
    • Daniel
    Kristen Johnston
    Kristen Johnston
    • Deb
    Michael Arden
    Michael Arden
    • Kevin
    Victor Slezak
    Victor Slezak
    • Colson
    Kelly Coffield Park
    Kelly Coffield Park
    • Kathy
    John Pankow
    John Pankow
    • John
    Zoe O'Grady
    • Young Liv
    Shannon Ferber
    • Young Emma
    June Diane Raphael
    June Diane Raphael
    • Amanda
    Charles Bernard
    • Wedding DJ
    Emily Sarah Stikeman
    • Student #1
    Robert Capron
    Robert Capron
    • Student #2
    • (as Robert B. Capron)
    Kallie Tabor
    Kallie Tabor
    • Student #3
    • (as Kallie Mariah Tabor)
    • Director
      • Gary Winick
    • Writers
      • Greg DePaul(screenplay) (story)
      • Casey Wilson(screenplay)
      • June Diane Raphael(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Originally, the film was conceived as a teen comedy with Emma Roberts as Liv and Nikki Reed as Emma.
    • Goofs
      If the wedding planner had to advise one of the 3 brides that she double booked a date, wouldn't it have made more sense for her to simply tell the 3rd bride that she made a mistake with her date? The other bride would have most likely gladly taken the 6th, whereas with telling Liv and Emma she was more likely to risk losing a customer.
    • Quotes

      Marion St. Claire: It was quite a wedding and as I stood there watching I realized something I'd forgotten a long time ago. Sometimes in life there really are bonds formed that can never be broken. Sometimes you really can find that one person who will stand by you no matter what. Maybe you will find it in a spouse and celebrate it with your dream wedding. But there's also the chance that the one person you can count on for a lifetime, the one person who knows you sometimes better than you know yourself is the same person who's been standing beside you all along.

    • Alternate versions
      The UK cinema version was cut for a 'PG' rating. The cuts were: An aggressive use of 'bitch' to describe a female character. A character saying 'Mother F' when she hears her wedding date has been double booked.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Rotten Tomatoes Show Year Endies (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Somethin' Special
      Written by Colbie Caillat and Mikal Blue

      Performed by Colbie Caillat

      Courtesy of Universal Republic Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews161

    Review
    Top review
    4/10
    Let's get married... yeah, right
    Martin Scorsese once famously said he does one movie for the studio and one for himself, and so do many other directors or actors (George Clooney admits he did Ocean's Thirteen because that way he could do Michael Clayton next). Although Anne Hathaway hasn't explicitly said she does that, one can assume it's the only rational explanation for a piece of anti-cinematic trash like Bride Wars. Shooting The Devil Wears Prada after Brokeback Mountain is one thing, tainting your Oscar-nominated legacy with this bunch of nonsense is another.

    And yet it sounded like it could be a lot of fun, at least judging by the premise, which reverses the classic wedding stereotype: women are in it for the romance, guys are game because it's fun (that's what they make it look like in American comedies, anyway). This time around, the dudes are in it for the love, and the girls want to get married just to make a childhood dream come true. Apparently, if you're a woman and live in Manhattan, the ultimate dream of your life is to get married at the Plaza in June, so when best friends Liv (Kate Hudson with a Paris Hilton/Britney Spears haircut) and Emma (Hathaway) get asked the fundamental question by their beaus, they immediately try to book the right place and date. A mix-up occurs, and so they're both stuck with the same date, June 6th. Neither wants to postpone what's supposed to be the happiest day of their lives, therefore a full-on war is declared on both parts.

    At this point, the real silliness kicks in: diet sabotage, tans gone awry and the occasional witty remark, like "Your wedding's gonna be huge, just like your ass at prom". What started as a potentially entertaining critique of materialism and shallowness is revealed to be a poorly executed farce, with a succession of lame jokes instead of a plot (then again, one of the screenwriters is best known for performing on Saturday Night Live, where the skits have no connection whatsoever, so that may be an explanation) and two atrocious caricatures instead of leading ladies.

    In fairness, no one ever expected any true brilliance from Hudson, given the last really good movie she appeared in was Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous in 2000, but surely someone could have told Hathaway you just don't choose something this bland after working with Jonathan Demme (or Ang Lee, for that matter). Maybe she wanted to return to her comedic roots, but sadly there's nothing even remotely funny in Bride Wars, save for a few brief scenes featuring the reliable Candice Bergen. Everything else is just like Liv and Emma: obsessed with getting everything right, but ultimately too self-centered to get any sympathy from others.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 9, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cuộc Chiến Nàng Dâu
    • Filming locations
      • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fox 2000 Pictures
      • New Regency Productions
      • New Regency Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $58,715,510
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $21,058,173
      • Jan 11, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $115,375,850
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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