The Invitation is a 2015 American psychological horror-thriller film[3][4] directed by Karyn Kusama and written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, starring Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, Michiel Huisman, and Emayatzy Corinealdi.

[6] Will drives with his girlfriend Kira to the Hollywood Hills home of his ex-wife Eden, who is hosting a dinner party with her new husband David.

David and Eden tell their guests about a cult-like group they joined, along with Pruitt and Sadie, called "The Invitation", which helps people work through their grief.

[7] In July 2014, it was revealed that production on the film had concluded, with Logan Marshall-Green, Michiel Huisman, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Lindsay Burdge, and John Carroll Lynch starring.

The website's consensus reads: "The Invitation makes brilliant use of its tension-rich premise to deliver a uniquely effective – and surprisingly clever – slow-building thriller.

[14] Justin Chang of Variety wrote that the "teasingly effective thriller represents director Karyn Kusama's strongest work in years.

"[15] Heather Wixson of Daily Dead rated it 4.5/5 stars and characterized it as "some of the most assuredly confident and nuanced work from [Kusama] to date and one of the most devastating horror films I’ve seen in years.

"[16] Dominick Suzanne-Mayer of Consequence of Sound rated it A− and described it as "supremely well-crafted,"[17] while Samuel Zimmerman of Shock Till You Drop said, "The Invitation is a startlingly adult thriller that, unlike Eden and her guests, is willing to stare down the weight our lives can bear.

"[18] Drew Tinnin of Dread Central rated the film 4/5 stars and wrote, "The Invitation works so well because it taps into our general distrust of the world around us and how our survival instinct has been muted and ignored in order to maintain the appearance of being polite.

"[19] Josh Kupecki of The Austin Chronicle noted that while the film offered a few interesting ideas about grief and depression, it lacked innovation within the "dinner party from hell' subgenre.

"[20] Peter Martin of Twitch Film remarked that, despite the sincerity and craft evident in the movie, it reaches a "limited, unsettling level" and halts at that point.