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  • 2014
  • TV-MA
  • Tribeca Films
  • 1 h 34 m
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  • TV-MA
  • Tribeca Films
  • 1 h 34 m

Summary A bachelor party weekend takes some unexpected detours in this hilarious and heartfelt Irish comedy, about a foppish groom-to-be (Hugh O'Conor) who reluctantly agrees to go on a camping trip before his nuptials. But when his fiancee's alpha-male brother, nicknamed "The Machine," unexpectedly turns up, all concepts of masculinity are chal...

Directed By: John Butler

Written By: Peter McDonald, John Butler

  • 2014
  • TV-MA
  • Tribeca Films
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2014
  • TV-MA
  • Tribeca Films
  • 1 h 34 m

The Bachelor Weekend

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary A bachelor party weekend takes some unexpected detours in this hilarious and heartfelt Irish comedy, about a foppish groom-to-be (Hugh O'Conor) who reluctantly agrees to go on a camping trip before his nuptials. But when his fiancee's alpha-male brother, nicknamed "The Machine," unexpectedly turns up, all concepts of masculinity are chal...

Directed By: John Butler

Written By: Peter McDonald, John Butler

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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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May 2, 2014
At its best not in its scenes of men acting like children or the beats that feel more written than organic but in its most believable scenes of joyful, male friendship in between the broad humor and melodrama. I just wish there were more of them.
By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 23, 2014
It’s impossible to hate a film where the cast is so game, but you may struggle to remember it the morning after.
By Andrew Lowry FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 23, 2014
The Stag is formulaic and schmaltzy, and its endless gay jokes jar with its warm-hearted message – but it coasts along on an undeniable likeability.
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60
Apr 23, 2014
This modest ladcom scores rather higher on the sincerity scale, much like a best man’s speech that fluffs the jokes but semi-accidentally gets a deep sense of friendship across.
By Tim Robey FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 23, 2014
One or two set pieces don't quite have the requisite heft, yet the movie clicks whenever co-writer/director John Butler stops to admire the scenery.
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Apr 23, 2014
The Bachelor Weekend plays as expected: Characters must start close, bond during their trip, have their friendship momentarily threatened, then cathartically make up right on schedule.
By Vadim Rizov FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Treasure Entertainment, Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
Release Date May 2, 2014
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating TV-MA
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Website https://www.facebook.com/TheStagTheFilm
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Awards

Irish Film and Television Awards
• 6 Nominations
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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