Get movie widget Recommend it Add to Favorites

Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey ... see more see more... , Ellie Kemper , Jill Clayburgh , Chris O'Dowd , Rebel Wilson , Michael Hitchcock , Matt Lucas , Tim Heidecker , Terry Crews , Tom Yi , Elaine Kao , Kali Hawk , Joseph A. Nuņez , Greg Tuculescu , Steve Bannos , Hugh Dane , Franklyn Ajaye , Lynne Marie Stewart , Andy Buckley , Molly Buffington , Matt Bennett , Nancy Carell , Melanie Hutsell , Eloy Casados , Jessica St. Clair , Dana Powell , Mitch Silpa , Annie Mumolo , Ben Falcone , Angelica Acedo , David Hoffman , Jillian Bell , Ariane Price , Frederik Hamel , Richard Riehle , Jimmy Brogan , Carnie Wilson , Chynna Phillips , Wendy Dawn Wilson , Jon Hamm

This spring, Universal Pictures and producer Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) invite you to experience Bridesmaids. Kristen Wiig leads the cast as Annie, a maid of honor whose life unr... read more read more...avels as she leads her best friend, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), and a group of colorful bridesmaids (Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper) on a wild ride down the road to matrimony. Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she'll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you'll go for someone you love. -- (C) Universal

Flixster Users

76% liked it

87,373 ratings

Critics

90% liked it

232 critics

DVD Release Date: September 20, 2011

Get It:

Stats: 12,827 reviews

Your Rating



clear rating

Flixster Reviews (12,827)


  • May 14, 2012
    Basically a Judd Apatow-like comedy with an all-woman leading cast. Decent amount of laughs but this movie just comes out as average due to really un-even pacing, questionable editing, and a terribly predictable plot. Although Melissa McCarthy's turn as the raunchy but bluntly ... read morehonest Megan deserves much praise.
  • April 15, 2012
    An Apatow gross-out comedy "for women," and a new take on the wedding comedy genre: as opposed to many, in which stupid problems rear their heads, Bridesmaids confronts both female rivalry and the wedding industry head-on. It's long for a comedy, but unlike Wedding Crashers or Fu... read morenny People, you don't really feel it... and Kristen Wiig is hilarious, she really owns this role. Perhaps what I like most about it is that it's a wedding movie not about the bride, and her dreams coming true, but rather about that one friend in every wedding party that's just not cut out for it. A hilarious series of events that bring about real, human challenges to a friendship. Great comedy.
  • fb729949618
    April 1, 2012
    fb729949618
    I don't have any bad things to say about this film, it's genius on all levels. The characters are all on point, the plot is entertaining, and every aspect ties in perfectly together. An honestly well made film all around, and has now definitely become one of my favorite comedies.
  • March 28, 2012
    What could easily be dismissed as "Hangover for girls" is actually much more than that. First of all, the movie is a lot sweeter but also deeper than the trailer suggested. It's also refreshing to see that the best laughs didn't get spoiled already. The humor is aiming below the ... read morebelt a couple of times but overall much more intelligent than you'd expect. The cast makes sure that every joke works, Kristen Wiig is the heart of the film and much more the protagonist than you'd expect. Her lovable, ditzy and hilarious character carries the film even through a couple of slow parts that could have used some trimming. Two hours running time is pushing it for a comedy, but overall it's a pleasure to watch this ensemble embarrass themselves while winning our hearts at the same time. The wedding finale and end credits are particularly sweet and funny. What a pleasant surprise!
  • March 9, 2012
    three stars
  • March 4, 2012
    So this movie wasn't as awesome as everyone made it out to be. I don't feel like I wasted my life or anything. But I mean it still regressed to gross-out humor like every other big comedy out there. I loved Kristen's flip out at the shower.
  • March 1, 2012
    This is a great example of just a funny film. There wasn't that much of a plot other then someone gets married and the bridesmaids fight. But there were so many funny part of this film, too many to mention, but one stand out in this film was Melissa McCarthy. Her performance w... read moreas amazing and hilarious. But one person I was disappointed in was Kristin Wiig. I love her in SNL and MacGrubber but I feel she could have done alot more. She wrote a great script but gave herself one of the most bland characters of the film. This was a step forward for Wiig as a writer but I feel didn't show her off for her acting. This is a chick flick but it's funny really to anyone whose a fan of Wiig or McCarthy.
  • February 24, 2012
    Clever, funny and relatable, finally. Full review later.
  • January 28, 2012
    This is a solid comedy. Much of the humor revolves around back and forth passive-aggression and random situations that don't develop the story, but it is funny nonetheless. I really thought it would be more about all of the bridesmaids rather than just Wiig's character, but regar... read moredless she does a great job.
  • January 18, 2012
    A hilarious comedy with a gross sense of humor that one would naturally expect from an Apatow production. It is really hysterical in the laugh-hard first act, before moving confidently to a more emotional tone, with Kristen Wiig in a very inspired performance. I can only complain... read more that it is a bit overlong and presents a too-easy conclusion.

Critic Reviews


David Denby
May 23, 2011
David Denby, New Yorker

The movie is uneven and lurching, but it provides many laughs. Full Review

Tom Charity
May 14, 2011
Tom Charity, CNN.com

Bridesmaids is a stiletto-sharp, raunchy, no-holds-barred yuk-fest that stands as a worthy female counterpart to the likes of Wedding Crashers and The Hangover. Full Review

Peter Rainer
May 13, 2011
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

Wiig has terrific audience rapport, a prerequisite for comics, and a squiggly way of seeming totally reasonable and altogether daft at the same time. Full Review

Tom Long
May 13, 2011
Tom Long, Detroit News

The only question is: Will Kristen Wiig ever be this good again? The answer is, let's hope so. Bridesmaids rocks. Hopefully, a movie star is born. Full Review

Siri Agrell
May 13, 2011
Siri Agrell, Globe and Mail

In the end, Bridesmaids is touching and funny and a tiny bit sickening. Just like a real wedding. Full Review

Ella Taylor
May 13, 2011
Ella Taylor, NPR

The warring impulses within Wiig set a wonderfully skittish tone for the painfully hilarious new movie Bridesmaids, a screwy tale of female friendship and wedding planning from hell. Full Review

Stephen Whitty
May 13, 2011
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

It's not a movie for people looking for a decorous night at the movies. It is a film, though, for folks eager for some good dirty jokes, some refreshingly real female characters - and, just maybe, a n... Full Review

Joe Morgenstern
May 13, 2011
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

If this is only a chick flick, then call me a chick. Full Review

Ann Hornaday
May 13, 2011
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

It's the smaller, more observant moments in "Bridesmaids" that make it worth savoring. Full Review

Lou Lumenick
May 13, 2011
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

By the time two hours had dragged by, I felt a lot like I had sat through a five-hour wedding. Full Review

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

More Like This


Click a thumb to vote on that suggestion, or add your own suggestions.

  • I Love You, Man
    I Love You, Man (95%)
  • Knocked Up
    Knocked Up (94%)
  • The Wedding Date
    The Wedding Date (84%)
  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding
    My Big Fat Greek Wedding (70%)

Facts


    • Megan: He's my brother, I love him, but he's a fucking asshole.
    • Rhodes: Hello, Helen. I've heard...wonderful things.
    • Megan: Yeah, I just fell off a cruise ship
    • Annie: Oh shit!
    • Megan: Yeah 'oh shit'. Yeah 'oh shit'! Took a hard, violent fall, kinda pin-balled down there. Hit a lot of railings, broke a lot of shit! I'm not saying I survived, but I thrived. I met a dolphin down there, and I swear to God that dolphin looked, not at me, but into my soul. Into my God damn soul Annie! And it said, 'I'm saving you Megan'. Not with its mouth, but...I'm assuming telepathically? We had a connection, that I don't even know..Oh jeez...bla bla! Hey, shut my mouth! You must be Annie's fella? I'm Megan!
    • Annie: I'm not with him.
    • Megan: Oh, all right. I'm glad he's single, cause I'm gonna climb that like a tree!
    • Megan: Female fight club. We grease up, we pull in. Lillian doesn't know so it's 'Surprise, we're going to fight!' We beat the shit out of her.
    • Annie: [said in a mocking tone] Oh, hi, I'm Helen. Oh, you're from Milwaukee? Oh, I'm sorry. Oh, have you met my friend Lillian, oh I know we've only known eachother for five minutes, oh... [gets pulled over by cop]
    • Annie: Are you fucking kidding me? Mother fucking paris? What, are you gonna go to Paris, just go to Paris with Helen and ride around on bikes with fucking bagettes? Oh, how romantic... You know what I'm thinkin'; Lesbians! Who else was thinkin' it. And what's that FUCKING cookie? Did you ACTUALLY think that THIS group of women would eat THAT cookie... you know what, that reminds me, I haven't had a chance to try that FUCKING cookie... [attacks the cookie]...

Bridesmaids : Watch Free on TV


Bridesmaids Trivia


  • What color did the bridesmaids wear in Sissy's and Buds wedding in Urban Cowboy ?  Answer »
  • In "Fight Club," Marla buys a dress for $1. What was it?   Answer »
  • In the movie "Steel Magnolias", how many bridesmaids are in Shelby's wedding?  Answer »
  • Who was one of Hannah's bridesmaids in Made Of Honor ?  Answer »

Movie Quizzes


No quizzes for Bridesmaids. Want to create one?

Recent News


No recent headlines. Got one?

Recent Lists


Most Popular Skin


No skins yet. Interested in creating one?