The Big Wedding
2013 · 90 min · Director: Justin Zackham
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Don and Ellie were once married and have two children, Lyla and Jared. They adopt a boy from Colombia, Alejandro. Eventually they would divorce, Ellie would move away and Don would hook up with Bebe, Ellie's best friend. When Alejandro is about to get married, he informs Don and Ellie that he never told his natural mother who is so traditional that they got divorced. And she is coming for the wedding so he asks them if they can pretend to still be married. Don and Ellie reluctantly agree to it and Bebe moves out who is also upset that Don doesn't want to commit. Lyla who is married is going through a rough patch in her marriage. And Jared who hasn't had much luck with women finds himself attracted to Alejandro's extremely sensual sister, Nuria.
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The Big Wedding (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Confusion 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Love
- Joy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Love | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 52 % | 52 % | 18 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 49 % | 49 % | 14 % | 15 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 50 % | 49 % | 14 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 54 % | 46 % | 13 % | 13 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 54 % | 40 % | 14 % | 9 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 51 % | 41 % | 19 % | 14 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 50 % | 48 % | 20 % | 19 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 49 % | 48 % | 21 % | 18 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 49 % | 44 % | 28 % | 18 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Love | 50 % | 43 % | 36 % | 21 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 50 % | 45 % | 34 % | 20 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Humor | 51 % | 48 % | 28 % | 19 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Humor | 53 % | 46 % | 32 % | 24 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 56 % | 48 % | 30 % | 24 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 61 % | 49 % | 20 % | 19 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Humor | 61 % | 43 % | 30 % | 21 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Love | 63 % | 34 % | 51 % | 32 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Love | 66 % | 32 % | 63 % | 50 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Love | 67 % | 37 % | 65 % | 60 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Rags to riches
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Madonna Soto
Nuria Soto
Jane
Waitress
Waiting Father
Mother
Worker
Details
- Directed by
- Justin Zackham
- Written by
- Justin Zackham, Jean-Stéphane Bron, Karine Sudan
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2013
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
Where to watch
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