Wedding Season
May marks the beginning of wedding season. Duty, true love, a union between families — few celebrations are imbued with layered cultural meaning as the wedding. In these films, melancholy brides, anxious fathers, old flames, and new friends alike reexamine their commitments against the momentous backdrop of the wedding ceremony.
12 Titles
Date Created: May 6, 2024
Equinox Flower
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Equinox Flower
Yasujirō Ozu
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1958
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Japan
Equinox Flower (彼岸花)
A young woman disappoints her father by declining arranged marriage and choosing her spouse.
- Japan · 1958
- Director: Yasujirō Ozu
- Cast: Shin Saburi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ineko Arima, Yoshiko Kuga, Keiji Sada, Teiji Takahashi
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Available on: Fawesome, Criterion Channel, Fandango At Home, Plex, Plex Channel, HBO Max, Tubi TV, HBO Max Amazon Channel
Melancholia
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Melancholia
Lars Von Trier
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2011
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Denmark, Sweden, France
Melancholia
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
- Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany · 2011
- Director: Lars Von Trier
- Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Alexander Skarsgård
- Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on: Amazon Video, Apple TV, YouTube, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Fandango At Home, Fandango at Home Free, FlixFling, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video, Plex Channel, Plex, Kanopy, Google Play Movies, Tubi TV
After the Wedding
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After the Wedding
Susanne Bier
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2006
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Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom
After the Wedding (Efter brylluppet)
A manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret.
- Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom, Norway · 2006
- Director: Susanne Bier
- Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Stine Fischer Christensen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Rolf Lassgård, Christian Tafdrup, Frederik Gullits Ernst
- Genre: Drama
- Available on: Sundance Now, Amazon Video, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Philo
Nafi's Father
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Nafi's Father
Mamadou Dia
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2019
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Senegal
Nafi's Father (Baamum Nafi)
An imam and his powerful brother fight over the wedding of the brother's child and its effects on the town.
- Senegal · 2019
- Director: Mamadou Dia
- Cast: Alassane Sy, Aïcha Talla, Saikou Lo, Penda Daly Sy, Alassane Ndoye, Abdou Yerim Ndiaye
- Genre: Drama
The Wedding Plan
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The Wedding Plan
Rama Burshtein
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2016
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Israel
The Wedding Plan (לעבור את הקיר)
30 days. 1 wedding. No Groom —yet.
- Israel · 2016
- Director: Rama Burshtein
- Cast: Noa Kooler, Oz Zehavi, Amos Tamam, Irit Sheleg, Roni Merhavi, Dafi Alpern
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Available on: Amazon Video, Fawesome, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV, Tubi TV, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies
The Syrian Bride
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The Syrian Bride
Eran Riklis
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2004
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France, Germany, Israel
The Syrian Bride (Ha-Kala Ha-Surit)
Tensions rise before the big day as politics and family come in the way.
- France, Germany, Israel · 2004
- Director: Eran Riklis
- Cast: Hiam Abbass, Makram J. Khoury, Clara Khoury, Evelyn Kaplun, Uri Gavriel, Alon Dahan
- Genre: Drama
- Available on: Kanopy
The Wedding Banquet
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The Wedding Banquet
Ang Lee
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1993
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Taiwan, United States
The Wedding Banquet (喜宴)
A gay Taiwanese American man plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to appease his parents
- Taiwan, United States · 1993
- Director: Ang Lee
- Cast: Winston Chao, May Chin, Gua Ah-leh, Sihung Lung, Mitchell Lichtenstein, Dion Birney
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on: Tubi TV, Plex Channel, Kanopy
The Marriage
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The Marriage
Blerta Zeqiri
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2017
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Kosovo, Albania
The Marriage (Martesa)
When Anita and Bekim get married, Bekim's romantic relationship with his male best friend Nol becomes a threat to their marriage.
- Kosovo, Albania · 2017
- Director: Blerta Zeqiri
- Cast: Alban Ukaj, Adriana Matoshi, Genc Salihu, Vjosa Abazi, Ernest Malazogu
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Available on: Amazon Video, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Fandango at Home Free, Fandango At Home, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon Prime Video, Fawesome, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Tubi TV
Like Water for Chocolate
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Like Water for Chocolate
Alfonso Arau
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1992
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Mexico
Like Water for Chocolate (Como agua para chocolate)
In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.
- Mexico · 1992
- Director: Alfonso Arau
- Cast: Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torné, Ada Carrasco, Mario Iván Martínez, Claudette Maillé
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Available on: Apple TV, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, Marquee TV Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Amazon Video
Muriel's Wedding
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Muriel's Wedding
P.J. Hogan
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1994
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Australia, France
Muriel's Wedding
A young social outcast steals her parents' money to finance a vacation to Sydney.
- Australia, France · 1994
- Director: P.J. Hogan
- Cast: Toni Collette, Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths, Sophie Lee, Roz Hammond, Belinda Jarrett
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on: Kanopy, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Apple TV, Hoopla
New Order
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New Order
Michel Franco
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2020
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Mexico
New Order (Nuevo orden)
An upper-class wedding goes awry in an unexpected uprising of class warfare that gives way to a violent coup d’état.
- Mexico · 2020
- Director: Michel Franco
- Cast: Naian González Norvind, Diego Boneta, Dario Yazbek Bernal, Mónica del Carmen, Eligio Meléndez, Patricia Bernal
- Genre: Drama, Thriller
- Available on: Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Kanopy, Tubi TV, Amazon Video, YouTube
Bride & Prejudice
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Bride & Prejudice
Gurinder Chadha
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2004
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United Kingdom, United States, India
Bride & Prejudice
Four unmarried daughters in India trying to find their Mr. Right.
- United Kingdom, United States, India · 2004
- Director: Gurinder Chadha
- Cast: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Martin Henderson, Naveen Andrews, Daniel Gillies, Indira Varma, Marsha Mason
- Genre: Bollywood, Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on: Apple TV, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home