Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?
"It'll be fun."
Top Billed Cast
Seth Rogen
Joe
Olivia Wilde
Angela
Penélope Cruz
Piña
Edward Norton
Hawk
Skip Howland
Doorman (uncredited)
Mel Powell
Bartender (uncredited)
Rachel Thurow
Subway Goer (uncredited)
Mario Valdez
Subway Goer (uncredited)
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
B Brent MarchantVerified TMDB Critic
2026-06-26
Nineteenth Century Irish novelist, playwright and raconteur Oscar Wilde, widely known for his witticisms and observations about life, is generally credited for the following arguably astute advice: “One should always be in love. That is the reason why one should never marry.” And it’s most fitting that those very words should eloquently serve as a cinematic epigraph at the start of the latest feature from actress-director Olivia Wilde, her best work behind the camera to date. Based on the 2020 Spanish comedy-drama, “Sentimental” (released domestically as “The People Upstairs”), t...
C CinemaSerfVerified TMDB Critic
2026-07-11
You get a sense right from the start that the marriage between "Joe" (Seth Rogan) and "Angela" (Olivia Wilde) is running on the fumes of what it once was - and that it has been for a while. He returns home from his mundane work as a music teacher to find that she has invited their neighbours for a continental supper. He has no recollection of this having been discussed, but his grump soon has to be restrained when "Piña" (Penélope Cruz) and "Hawk" (Edward Norton) arrive. Not unsurprisingly, they quite quickly read the scenario and suggest that this maybe isn't the best time, but "Angela" ins...
I ianrathboneVerified TMDB Critic
2026-08-04
A stage play refined / Non-monogamy, no shame / Mature hearts only
