How to Watch The Invite Online in 4K

The Invite is a comedy-drama film directed by Olivia Wilde and written by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones, starring Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton, and Olivia Wilde. The film is an English-language remake of the 2020 Spanish comedy The People Upstairs (Sentimental) by director Cesc Gay. It premiered at the Eccles Theater at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, receiving positive reviews from critics. The film was released in limited US cinemas by A24 on June 26, 2026, expanding to a wide release on July 10, 2026. InfinityTV's library of 150,000+ Movies & Series will carry The Invite in 4K Ultra HD after its theatrical window.

What Is The Invite?

The Invite is a 2026 American comedy-drama film directed by Olivia Wilde — her third feature as director, following Booksmart (2019) and Don't Worry Darling (2022). The screenplay was written by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones, the creative partnership behind the Pixar film Onward (2020) and the documentary Quincy (2018).

The film is adapted from Sentimental (2020), the Spanish film by Cesc Gay — a comedy about two couples whose dinner party conversation about their respective relationships gradually reveals the fragility beneath what appears to be compatibility and happiness.

The Story

The Invite follows a group of neighbours who gather for a dinner, and over the course of the evening, the conversation between the two couples escalates into a frank and increasingly uncomfortable examination of their relationships, desires, and dissatisfactions. The English-language adaptation transplants this dynamic to an American context while retaining the structure of a chamber comedy in which escalating honesty becomes both funnier and more painful as the evening progresses.

The Cast

Seth Rogen (born 1982, Vancouver) is one of the most commercially successful comedy actors of his generation, known for Knocked Up (2007), Superbad (2007), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Pineapple Express (2008), and This Is the End (2013). He has increasingly moved toward producing and directing alongside his acting work.

Penélope Cruz (born 1974, Madrid) is a Spanish actress and Academy Award winner for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008). She is one of the few European actresses to maintain a sustained major Hollywood career while continuing to work in Spanish-language film. Her recent work includes Parallel Mothers (2021, Pedro Almodóvar), Official Competition (2021), and L'Immensità (2022).

Edward Norton (born 1969, Boston) received Academy Award nominations for American History X (1998) and Primal Fear (1996) and has appeared in Fight Club (1999), The Italian Job (2003), The French Dispatch (2021), and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022). He is known for significant creative involvement in his projects, including script rewrites.

Olivia Wilde (born 1984) is best known as an actress for House M.D. (2007-2012) and Tron: Legacy (2010) but has established herself as a filmmaker with Booksmart (2019), which was widely praised. Don't Worry Darling (2022) attracted significant off-screen attention that somewhat overshadowed the film itself. The Invite positions her as a director working confidently within ensemble comedy, a different register from either of her previous features.

Will McCormack and Rashida Jones as co-writers bring a track record of warmly received collaboration: their Quincy (2018), about Quincy Jones, was an Emmy-winning Netflix documentary; their Onward (2020) script for Pixar was well received.

How to Watch The Invite in 4K

The Invite was released in limited US cinemas by A24 on June 26, 2026, expanding to a wide release on July 10, 2026. To stream it in 4K on InfinityTV after its theatrical window:

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For more A24 releases and comedy-dramas, see top movies to watch in 2026 and new movies to stream in 2026.

A24 as Distributor

A24 is the New York-based studio and distributor that has become the most discussed independent film company in American cinema since its founding in 2012. Its output includes Moonlight (2016), Lady Bird (2017), Midsommar (2019), Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), Past Lives (2023), Civil War (2024), and The Death of Robin Hood (2026).

A24 distributing The Invite confirms the film's positioning in the quality-focused, adult-audience market that has been A24's consistent territory. The studio's track record with comedy — particularly female-directed comedy, as with Lady Bird — makes the pairing with Olivia Wilde's project credible.

The Original Film: Sentimental (2020)

The source film, Sentimental (Spanish: Sentimental, 2020), was written and directed by Cesc Gay, a Spanish director whose previous films include Krampack (2000) and Truman (2015). Sentimental is a two-couple dinner party comedy set in Barcelona, adapted from Gay's own stage play. It starred Javier Cámara, Griselda Siciliani, Alberto San Juan, and María Pujalte. The film received positive reviews in Spain and at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.

The English-language remake updates the setting and replaces the Spanish cultural context with an American one, but the core premise — a dinner party in which comfortable partnership is gradually revealed as performance — is retained.

Cesc Gay's work sits in the tradition of Catalan and Spanish films about bourgeois relationships and the gap between what couples present to the world and what they actually experience privately. The McCormack-Jones adaptation carries that premise into American suburban or urban professional life.

Olivia Wilde: Career as Director

Booksmart (2019), Wilde's directorial debut, was one of the most praised comedies of that year. The story of two overachieving high school students attempting to make up for four years of missed parties in a single night before graduation received a 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes and was widely discussed as one of the best teen comedies in years. It established Wilde as a director with a clear voice: generous, funny, emotionally intelligent.

Don't Worry Darling (2022) was less well received critically and attracted significant off-screen attention regarding the production. The film grossed $67 million worldwide but the critical reception was mixed.

The Invite positions Wilde in a more settled register: ensemble comedy-drama, based on a tested source, with an ensemble of experienced performers. The Sundance reception — "positive reviews from critics" — suggests it is closer to the Booksmart response than the Don't Worry Darling one.

InfinityTV's 22,000+ live TV channels include entertainment news and film criticism channels that have covered the Sundance premiere and the A24 theatrical release campaign. The combination of A24's distribution reputation and Wilde's directorial track record makes The Invite one of the more anticipated American independent comedies of 2026.

Is The Invite Worth Watching at the Cinema?

The Invite opened in limited US cinemas on June 26, 2026 — A24's preferred approach for prestige adult comedies, which builds word of mouth before a wide release on July 10. For the ensemble comedy-drama format, a cinema experience adds to the communal comedy dynamic: shared audience laughter at a film in this register typically improves the experience. If you are near an A24-partnered cinema during the limited run, the theatrical experience is recommended. If not, the film will arrive on InfinityTV's on-demand library of 150,000+ Movies & Series as the streaming window opens. The IMDb page for The Invite tracks release information and viewer ratings as they come in. For A24 comedies specifically — Lady Bird, Booksmart, Past Lives — the streaming versions retain their full quality; The Invite is in a similar register.

Frequently asked questions

What is The Invite about? The Invite is a comedy-drama about two couples who gather for a dinner party, and over the course of the evening, their conversation about relationships becomes increasingly frank and uncomfortable, exposing the fragility beneath what appears to be compatible, happy partnerships. It is an English-language remake of the 2020 Spanish film Sentimental (The People Upstairs) by Cesc Gay.

Who directed The Invite and when does it release? The Invite was directed by Olivia Wilde, her third feature following Booksmart (2019) and Don't Worry Darling (2022). The film was written by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2026, and was released in US cinemas by A24 on June 26, 2026, with a wide release on July 10, 2026.

Who stars in The Invite? The Invite stars Seth Rogen (Knocked Up, Superbad), Penélope Cruz (Academy Award winner for Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Edward Norton (American History X, Fight Club, Glass Onion), and Olivia Wilde. The screenplay was written by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones, who previously co-wrote Pixar's Onward (2020).

Where can I stream The Invite online in 4K? The Invite will be available for streaming after its theatrical window closes following the A24 theatrical release in late June/July 2026. InfinityTV's library of 150,000+ Movies & Series will carry it in 4K when the streaming window opens. Subscribe to watch on InfinityTV and search for The Invite in the on-demand section.

What is the original film that The Invite is based on? The Invite is based on Sentimental (2020), a Spanish comedy film written and directed by Cesc Gay, adapted from his own stage play. The original film is set in Barcelona and stars Javier Cámara, Griselda Siciliani, Alberto San Juan, and María Pujalte. It received positive reviews at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.