Polish Wedding

Polish Wedding (1998)

  • 42% of critics liked it
    (36 reviews)

  • 50% of users liked it
    (5,079 ratings)

Theresa Connelly makes her directorial debut with her own screenplay, a semi-autobiographical romantic comedy-drama, set in working-class Detroit, about a large Polish-American family run by matriarch Jadzia Pzoniak (Lena Olin). Her four boys obey her, but adolescent Hala (Claire Danes) is… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 50 min.
Directed By
Theresa Connelly
Written By
Theresa Connelly
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Jul 17, 1998 Wide
On DVD
Apr 17, 2001
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Tom Keogh, Film.com

    Polish Wedding is a confident, light drama.

  • Stephen Holden, New York Times

    A nearly laugh-free comedy!

  • Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

    Polish Wedding captures family's highs and lows.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    Too many scenes float above reality!

  • Greg Muskewitz, eFilmCritic.com

    And you wondered why they have so many Polish jokes? Here's one.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Leigh R


    Pretty well done. Loved Danes vulnerability throughout film.

  • Mark A


    Polish Wedding is a largely forgettable movie about a free spirited girl, Hala (Claire Danes), and her earthy, sensual mom, Jadzia (Lena Olin) and sad sack father, Bolek (Gabriel Byrne). Hala runs the streets at night, while her mom is having an affair with a guy at work, and her dad… More

  • Sunil J


    Cute. Lena Olin and Claire Danes are very good in this.

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