6 Best Wedding Crasher and Runaway Bride Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 23, 2026

Brides fleeing the altar and uninvited guests make for a beloved comedy genre. Wedding Crashers has two friends who crash weddings for fun finally meeting women who complicate things, Runaway Bride has a woman who left three grooms profiled by a skeptical columnist, and The Wedding Singer has a jilted singer finding romance. Rachel Getting Married, The Graduate and It Happened One Night round out the six.

Rachel Getting Married (2008)

IMDb ★ 6.6 RT 85% Metacritic 85

A woman on leave from rehab attends her sister's wedding and reopens every old family wound.

Directed by Jonathan Demme · 1h 53m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar32 wins & 65 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Wedding Crashers (2005)

IMDb ★ 7.0 RT 75% Metacritic 64

Two friends who crash weddings for easy romance both fall for the same family's daughters.

Directed by David Dobkin · 1h 59m · Rated R

11 wins & 11 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Runaway Bride (1999)

TMDB ★ 5.7

A commitment-phobic woman who has left three grooms at the altar is profiled by a sceptical columnist.

Directed by Garry Marshall · 1h 56m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Wedding Singer (1998)

IMDb ★ 6.9 RT 72% Metacritic 60

A jilted wedding-band singer falls for a waitress engaged to the wrong man.

Directed by Frank Coraci · 1h 37m · Rated PG-13

5 wins & 7 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Graduate (1967)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A directionless college graduate drifts into an affair with an older family friend.

Directed by Mike Nichols · 1h 47m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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It Happened One Night (1934)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 98% Metacritic 87

A runaway heiress and a fast-talking reporter share a bus ride that turns into a real romance.

Directed by Frank Capra · 1h 45m · Rated NR

Won 5 Oscars14 wins & 2 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Wedding Crasher and Runaway Bride Movies

Rachel Getting Married (2008)

Wedding Crashers (2005)

Runaway Bride (1999)

The Wedding Singer (1998)

The Graduate (1967)

It Happened One Night (1934)

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