Sundance 2026: Olivia Wilde's New Film 'The Invite' is Honest & Funny

This is what happens when you invite your neighbors over and they reveal their secrets. Then you have to figure out how to respond and how it makes you feel. You can either laugh, or freak out, or get angry, or just shrug it off (good luck with that). But no matter what, you'll never forget this encounter. That's pretty much what happens in this fun new sex comedy film called The Invite – directed by actress Olivia Wilde as her third feature film she's made so far. This new movie is a US remake of the Spanish film titled The People Upstairs (or Sentimental) written and directed by Cesc Gay. The short synopsis for that one sums up both films perfectly: two couples explore the complexities of modern day relationships. Wilde's film is set in San Francisco and stars Seth Rogen & Olivia Wilde as a couple who experience one heck of an eye-opening evening when their upstairs neighbors come down for the evening and they end up chatting about life and romance and relationships and sex. It's smart and funny and honest – an entertaining and worthwhile film. // Continue Reading ›