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The Wedding
“Two men. Two different worlds. One final decision.”
83%
Movie
2h 41m
AI Analysis
The Wedding (1998) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Wedding (1998) — a movie tagged as Romance, Drama, and TV Movie with epic and emotional moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade's family, who object to an inter-racial marriage, and Shelby's parents, who want her to marry a professional. As Shelby is afflicted by pre-marital doubts, handsome Lute McNeil arriv… Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~161 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Wedding 83% (3 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
83%
from 3 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade's family, who object to an inter-racial marriage, and Shelby's parents, who want her to marry a professional. As Shelby is afflicted by pre-marital doubts, handsome Lute McNeil arrives on the scene, determined to make Shelby his at any cost.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1998-02-22
- Runtime
- 2h 41m
- TMDB rating
- 8.3
- TMDB ID
- 288887
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Is there an official trailer for The Wedding?
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What is The Wedding about?
Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade's family, who object to an inter-racial marriage, and Shelby's... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Wedding?
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How long is the movie The Wedding?
The official runtime for The Wedding is approximately 161 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Halle Berry
Shelby Coles

Eric Thal
Meade Howell

Lynn Whitfield
Corinne Coles

Carl Lumbly
Lute McNeil

Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Ellen Coles

Cynda Williams
Liz Odis

Peter Francis James
Isaac Coles

Michael Warren
Clark Coles

Shirley Knight
Gram (Miss Caroline)

Ronn Carroll
Dr. Havermeyer

Richard Brooks
Lincoln Odis

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Margaret Welsh
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Paul Butler
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Carl Gordon
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