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Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, John Krasinski, Eric Christian Olsen, Christine Taylor ... see more see more... , Josh Flitter , DeRay Davis , Peter Strauss , Grace Zabriskie , Roxanne Hart , Mindy Kaling , Angela Kinsey , Rachael Harris , Brian Baumgartner , Jess Rosenthal , Val Almendarez , Nicole Randall Johnson , Tashana Haye , Sarah Kate Johnson , Travis Flory , Dominic Swingler , Devin Swingler , Diego Swingler , Cynthia Ettinger , Gillian Skupa , Poncho Hodges , Ruben Garfias , Kelsey Harper , David Quinlan , Irene Karas , Derek Greene , Christine Cannon , Anelia Dyoulgerova , Nathan Barrett , Darla Vandebossche , Sean Tyson , Chiu-Lin Tam , Guy Fauchon , Grant Gershon , Crispin Barrymore , Tonia Batson , Joseph Bazyouros , Edie Lehmann Boddicker , Paul Bent , Cindy Bourquin , Leanna Brand , Andy Brown , Karen Hogle Brown , Vicky Preston Brown , Alvin Chea , Leberta Lorál , Pablo Corá , Claire Fedoruk , Amy Fogerson , Rachelle Fox , Michael Freed , Michael Geiger , Dylan Gentile , Scott Graff , Steven Harms , Saundra Hall Hill , Marie T. Hodgson , Clydene Jackson-Edwards , Diana Zaslove Kahn , Teri Eiko Koide , Bob Lewis , Sean McDermott , Alice Kirwan Murray , Bobbi Page , Steve Pence , Fletcher Sheridan , Kevin St. Clair , Cahen Taylor , Carmen Twillie , Winter Watson , John West , Gerald White , Eyvonne Williams

An engaged young couple finds their lifetime of happiness unexpectedly compromised by a pushy minister who insists they successfully complete his comprehensive marriage-prep course before exchanging w... read more read more...edding vows in a matrimonial comedy starring John Krasinski, Mandy Moore, and Robin Williams. Sadie Jones (Moore) has always longed to marry the man of her dreams in her family church. Though she found her lifetime companion in Ben Murphy (Krasinski), Sadie is distressed to learn that St. Augustine's has only one wedding slot available over the next two years. While Sadie and Ben do qualify for the slot, charismatic St. Augustine's minister Reverend Frank (Williams) won't wed the couple until they agree to attend his two-week prenuptial course. Now, as their wedding date draws near, Sadie and Ben must attend every one of Reverend Frank's exhausting classes and complete a series of rigorous homework assignments designed specifically to test their dedication to one another and ensure that their union will have a sound foundation. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Ken Kwapis

Release Date: July 3, 2007

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DVD Release Date: October 30, 2007

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  • murphmann93
    June 24, 2011
    murphmann93
    Hilarious... at times. The plot wasn't really that well thought out and you don't believe 'however unrealistic it would of been anyway' that that the vicar would get away with doing all of that stuff. I know it's supposed to be funny, but for me it was just ok. John Krasowski is... read more gorgeous though and I love him as an actor!
  • stuartb1234
    February 17, 2011
    stuartb1234
    Oh dear, should have been called License to BORE!
  • jjnxn
    November 23, 2010
    jjnxn
    What could have and should have been a charming little romantic comedy is almost completely ruined by the creepy and reprehensible character played by Robin Williams. It's a shame since Mandy Moore and John Krasinski have nice chemistry to their scenes and play well off each othe... read morer. A lost opportunity.
  • cosmo313
    August 28, 2010
    cosmo313
    Good Lord, where do I start? This is unoriginal, stupid, predicatble, annoying, tedious, and not very much fun. I admittedly laughed at least twice, but this movie is mostly an aggravating bore. What saves it from getting a worse grade is that I liked how four cast members from T... read morehe Office appear here. That's probably the only inspired thing about this movie. Too bad not a whole lot is done with this though, such as through in some funny self referential nods to the show or something.
  • bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1
    July 23, 2010
    bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1
    it was okay. C
  • thmtsang
    April 13, 2010
    thmtsang
    Robin Williams plays an eccentric minister who has an extreme pre-marriage course that people he is to wed, must take. The happy couple are not so happy as they have to deal with the challenges set by the course. Good plot and quite funny. Robin makes the movie.
  • fb733768972
    February 5, 2010
    fb733768972
    Garbage. There a few minor laughs, but they cannot ever overcome how badly the horrible story is executed!
  • ajaymuthecooldevils
    June 2, 2009
    ajaymuthecooldevils
    Well, I didn't expect this movie was this fun... Robin Williams was the perfect actor to play Reverend Frank because he is so funny, and he is experienced... While the young couple played by John Krasinski and Mandy Moore were looks like a lovely couple... The story actually were... read more very funny in the beginning, but when it comes to the middle of the movie, it becomes a little boring.. Even they had a predictable ending, but I thought it would be the best ending for this movie... Besides giving a lot of fun, this movie was teach me some pretty good lessons... I wish I watched this movie older, because it would helped me a lot... And a new young comedy star has born in the name of John Krasinski...
  • romy861
    November 7, 2008
    romy861
    I really didn't "get" this movie at all. What was the whole deal with Robin Williams' (annoying) character. Was he hitting on her, or just crazy, or what?! As well as that awful character, there is also a small boy in it who is the most irritating, horrible child I have seen ... read morein a movie for a long time. The whole movie makes no sense....spoiler alert... they go through all these stupid situations so they can get married in a church that Mandy Moore's character has always dreamed of marrying in... then they don't get married there at the end. I just sat there at the end going "huh"?! There are a few laughs to be had - Christine Taylor as the bitter sister is funny, and the scene at Macy's, but quite honestly I could not recommend this movie to anyone.
  • mwilliams078
    August 11, 2008
    mwilliams078
    Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, and John Krasinski are funny in this movie that tests an engaged couple....can they make it through marriage classes with the priest or kill one another?

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Critic Reviews

Mary Elizabeth Williams
July 6, 2007
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon.com

Despite its fuzzy, getting-to-know-you message, the movie itself offers zero motivation for any of its protagonists. Full Review

Geoff Pevere
July 6, 2007
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

This assaultively unappealing 'romantic comedy' could well mark the opening salvo in a whole new Hollywood campaign against movie piracy. Anybody who'd steal this dud would stink just from carrying it... Full Review

Kyle Smith
July 6, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post

I hereby pronounce you a flop. Full Review

Liam Lacey
July 6, 2007
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Forget about Saw, Hostel and all the other films in the new, notorious torture-porn genre. If you're looking for a really sick movie, check out License to Wed. Full Review

Joanne Kaufman
July 5, 2007
Joanne Kaufman, Wall Street Journal

The inert License to Wed shambles along one lame scene after another. Full Review

Jonathan Rosenbaum
July 5, 2007
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

...even if I could have put up with the unpleasantness of this as comedy, I still would have balked at the eventual portrayal of this monster [Williams] as an angel in disguise. Full Review

Peter Rainer
July 5, 2007
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

I have rarely seen a movie with less self-knowledge than License to Wed, an awful comedy made ever so slightly fascinating because of its dual personality. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
July 3, 2007
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

There's bad, there's awful and there's horrible, and then somewhere beyond that, in its own Kingdom of Lousy -- where all the milk curdles and the jokes aren't funny -- is License to Wed. Full Review

Stephen Hunter
July 3, 2007
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

It's highly amusing and its cast is extremely persuasive, playing the kind of roles that kill most careers: genuinely nice people. Full Review

Claudia Puig
July 3, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today

The movie is plodding, predictable, formulaic and, worst of all, not funny. Full Review

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