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title: "Spa Weekend"
year: 2026
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canonical: "https://film.one/film/spa-weekend"
fi1m_id: "spa-weekend"
imdb_id: "tt33305867"
tmdb_id: 1341138
wikidata_id: "Q135285630"
fi1m_score: 40
critics_score: 39
critics_reviews: 10
published: "2026-09-14"
updated: "2026-09-18T08:38:23.444663+00:00"
region: "EC"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Spa Weekend (2026)

Directed by Scott Moore, Jon Lucas · 1h 37m · Comedy

## Identity

Spa Weekend

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/film/spa-weekend
- **Type:** Film
- **Fi1m ID:** spa-weekend
- **IMDb ID:** tt33305867
- **TMDB ID:** 1341138
- **Wikidata ID:** Q135285630
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33305867/, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1341138, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135285630

**Fi1m score: 40** · Critics 39 from 10 reviews

*In a sentence:* Four funny women go to a spa and still have to do all the work

> Leslie Mann, Michelle Buteau, Anna Faris and Isla Fisher provide scattered laughs in a comedy that gives them too little help. The wellness jokes are tired, the sentiment unconvincing, and the cast deserve better material.

## Synopsis

Jane (Leslie Mann), Coco (Michelle Buteau), Sophie (Anna Faris) and Mel (Isla Fisher) are friends taking a spa break together. Their getaway brings the group into the world of wellness culture, with Mel supplying much of the chaos. The comedy follows their shared break through slapstick mishaps and questions of friendship, with self-care providing the backdrop to the group’s misbehaviour. The supporting cast includes Adam Demos as Kai, Dominic Ona-Ariki as Roger, Erika Heynatz as Shanti and Courtney Clarke as Ayurveda.

## Review

*Spa Weekend* has an appealing cast and too few good jokes to justify gathering them together. Scott Moore and Jon Lucas, who write and direct, send four friends on a spa break and make wellness culture the target of their misbehaviour. There is nothing wrong with that starting point, or with making an undemanding comedy from it. The disappointment is how often the film settles for a familiar situation without finding anything fresh for its performers to do.

Michelle Buteau fares best as Coco, helped by a character who feels more developed than her companions. Her jokes provide some of the few occasions when the material seems equal to the person delivering it. Isla Fisher supplies welcome energy as the disruptive Mel, giving the group an unruliness the comedy needs. Leslie Mann and Anna Faris contribute to the easy rapport, but their presence also makes the thinness of the writing harder to overlook. We can enjoy these women together without finding much of what happens to them funny.

Moore and Lucas are less successful at making the spa worth satirising. The jokes about wellness are predictable, and the film shows little appetite for examining why its characters might want what self-care promises them. A broad comedy need not become a lecture about the business of feeling better, but it needs to notice something beyond the obvious. Here, too much of the humour depends on putting familiar comic types into situations that remain familiar after the disruption has begun.

We grew bored with the repeated slapstick because it kept giving the friends the same limited things to play. The set pieces have the separate, self-contained feel of sketches, and editors James Thomas and Delaney Del Vecchio do not make them accumulate into a satisfying story. A sequence can contain activity without moving a relationship forward, which is the recurring problem here. At 97 minutes, the film is hardly an endurance test, but its short running time does not prevent it from feeling stretched.

It would be unfair to load that failure onto cinematographer Danny Ruhlmann, production designer Michelle McGahey or composer Philip White. The difficulty is already there in the broadly drawn characters and the jokes they have been given. More elaborate surroundings would not sharpen this treatment of wellness, and music cannot earn the affection that the writing has neglected to establish. Moore and Lucas needed to be more demanding of their own material before asking the other departments to support it.

The friendship comedy also needs its quieter passages to explain why these particular people matter to one another. *Spa Weekend* has the performers’ chemistry to help with that, but its sentiment is shallow enough to feel like another requirement being ticked off. The warmth is welcome; the assumption that warmth alone will make us care is less so. Against the ordinary standards of an ensemble farce, it falls short on both sustained laughter and convincing character work.

There are pleasures here, chiefly Buteau’s delivery and Fisher’s willingness to bring some disorder to proceedings. Those are substantial comic resources, and occasionally they produce the loose, companionable entertainment the premise suggests. Too often, though, we are waiting for another such moment while the film repeats a joke or asks for a feeling it has not earned. Unless this cast alone is enough to settle the evening, we would make other plans.

*Fi1m score 40, published 14 September 2026.*

## What the critics say

Most critics find Spa Weekend a weak ensemble comedy whose cast deserves better material. The praise centres on Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Michelle Buteau and Anna Faris, with Fisher’s energy and Buteau’s comic delivery drawing particular approval. Even several negative reviews find something to enjoy in the performances. The prevailing complaint is that predictable jokes, thin characters and repetitive slapstick leave the film’s satire of wellness culture short of bite.

The disagreement concerns how much the performers can rescue. IndieWire finds a messy but spirited comedy sustained by the four leads’ chemistry, while Time Out enjoys the friendship and humour despite the formula, particularly Buteau’s jokes. These are exceptions in a largely negative set of reviews. Elsewhere, reservations range from disappointment at tame antics and shallow emotion to stronger objections about condescending treatment of the women. For most critics, the occasional laugh does not compensate for the weak script.

## Straight answers

**Is Spa Weekend worth watching?**

*Spa Weekend* is not worth watching unless its cast alone will settle your evening, and we scored it 40. Michelle Buteau and Isla Fisher earn the few real laughs, but the wellness jokes are predictable, the slapstick repeats itself and the sentiment feels ticked off rather than earned. Fans of the four leads may find a loose, companionable hour; everyone else will be waiting for the next good moment.

**How long is Spa Weekend, and what is it rated?**

*Spa Weekend* runs 1h 37m. It is a comedy film.

**Where can I watch Spa Weekend in Ecuador?**

*Spa Weekend* is not on any streaming or rental service in Ecuador at the moment. It is available in 5 other countries; change your country at the top of the page to see where. Availability is checked daily.

**How violent or frightening is Spa Weekend, and is it suitable for children?**

*Spa Weekend* carries a UK 15 certificate, so it is not suitable for children, though nothing in it is violent or frightening. It is a broad comedy about four friends misbehaving on a spa break, built on slapstick mishaps rather than menace. The certificate points to adult humour and language, which suits teenagers of fifteen and over and adults who want something undemanding.

**How does Spa Weekend compare to Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown?**

*Spa Weekend* is the weaker film by some distance, and [*Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown*](https://film.one/film/women-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown) is the one we recommend. Pedro Almodóvar's farce gives its ensemble enough complications to keep them properly occupied, with Carmen Maura holding it together even when the plot grows overbusy. The newer film has comparable performers and far less for them to do, so its jokes stall where Almodóvar's build.

### Reviews we read (10)

- **IndieWire**, Kate Erbland (70/100, inferred): The critic sees the film as a messy but spirited vehicle for its four funny leads, calling it unhinged and sometimes funny despite flaws. She singles out the strong ensemble chemistry among Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Michelle Buteau and Anna Faris. [Read](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/spa-weekend-review-leslie-mann-isla-fisher-michelle-buteau-1235211346/)
- **Time Out**, India Lawrence (3/5): The critic finds it a formulaic but fun buddy comedy that satirizes wellness culture with laughs and heart, though clunky at times. Praises the leads' performances, especially Buteau's jokes. [Read](https://www.timeout.com/movies/spa-weekend-review-2026)
- **The AV Club**, Jesse Hassenger (D+): The critic calls the film a dire, scattershot comedy that feels like a weak Bad Moms companion piece, with little convincing character work or sustained laughs. She singles out the underused leads and repetitive, SNL-sketch-like set pieces. [Read](https://www.avclub.com/spa-weekend-review)
- **Radio Times**, Emma Simmonds (2/5): The critic sees it as a missed opportunity for sharp satire on self-care and middle-aged life, with some laughs but relying on clichés and weak script; verdict is negative, not worth taking the trip. [Read](https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/spa-weekend-review/)
- **The Hollywood Reporter**, Angie Han (40/100, inferred): The critic finds the film a disappointing comedy where a likable cast is let down by tame hijinks and shallow emotion. She singles out the talented stars' underutilization despite their skills shown in better films. [Read](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/spa-weekend-review-leslie-mann-isla-fisher-anna-faris-1236678914/)
- **Variety**, Owen Gleiberman (40/100, inferred): The review notes the film satirizes wellness culture but finds the jokes tired and predictable, with archetypal characters; it suggests the high-concept comedy genre is waning, though Fisher's performance is highlighted positively in parts. [Read](https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/spa-weekend-review-leslie-mann-anna-faris-1236840170/)
- **Los Angeles Times**, Katie Walsh (30/100, inferred): The critic finds the comedy hacky and condescending, criticizing the directors for their approach to female characters, but praises Isla Fisher's energetic performance as the chaotic friend who brings liberation to the group. [Read](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2026-08-21/spa-weekend-review-isla-fisher-leslie-mann-michelle-buteau-anna-faris-jon-lucas-scott-moore)
- **The Guardian** (20/100, inferred): The film is a dud comedy without gags that is afraid to be funny or mean-spirited. It turns the premise of a chaotic friends' spa weekend into overly sentimental slush instead of sharp humour. [Read](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/21/spa-weekend-review-comedy)
- **The Telegraph**, Tim Robey (1/5): This female-led farce is woefully weak and joyless, with precious few laughs despite the cast. It recycles a tired formula of messy slapstick that falls flat compared to better ensemble comedies. [Read](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2026/08/21/spa-weekend-review/)
- **The Wrap** (25/100, inferred): The critic finds the film a humorless and mediocre buddy comedy that fails to deliver laughs or originality despite a talented cast of comedians. Michelle Buteau's more developed character and performance are singled out as the strongest element amid otherwise half-baked material and perfunctory gags. [Read](https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/spa-weekend-review/)

## Details

- **Director:** Scott Moore, Jon Lucas
- **Director:** Scott Moore, Jon Lucas
- **Writer:** Scott Moore, Jon Lucas
- **Cinematography:** Danny Ruhlmann
- **Editor:** James Thomas, Delaney Del Vecchio
- **Music:** Philip White
- **Production design:** Michelle McGahey
- **Costume design:** Vanessa Loh
- **Producer:** Suzanne Todd, John Friedberg, Michael Heimler
- **Cast:** Leslie Mann as Jane; Michelle Buteau as Coco; Anna Faris as Sophie; Isla Fisher as Mel; Adam Demos as Kai; Dominic Ona-Ariki as Roger; Erika Heynatz as Shanti; Courtney Clarke as Ayurveda
- **Runtime:** 1h 37m
- **First release (Australia):** 20 August 2026
- **Genres:** Comedy
- **Budget:** $20 million
- **Box office:** $10 million
- **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUFyXtlXw7k

## Where to watch in Ecuador

Not streaming, renting or buying in Ecuador at the last check.

Also available in: CA, DK, FI, SE, US. Add `?region=XX` to this URL for another country.

## If you liked this

- *Girls Trip* (2017): Another friendship getaway, with more generous laughs and room for its ensemble.
- *Romy and Michele's High School Reunion* (1997): Two friends face public embarrassment with loyalty and magnificently poor judgement.
- *The Trip* (2010): A British break where wounded pride supplies more trouble than the itinerary.
- *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown* (1988), Fi1m 84: Spanish farce with enough complications to keep its formidable ensemble properly occupied. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/women-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown.md)
- *Kamikaze Girls* (2004): An unlikely Japanese friendship comedy with sharply different women and unexpected tenderness.

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