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4	->''"Today will not suck."''
5	-->-- '''Eloise [=McGarry=]'''
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7	''Table 19'' is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Creator/JeffreyBlitz, and co-written by Blitz, Creator/JayDuplass, and Creator/MarkDuplass. The film stars Creator/AnnaKendrick, Creator/CraigRobinson, Creator/JuneSquibb, Creator/LisaKudrow, Creator/StephenMerchant, Creator/WyattRussell and Creator/TonyRevolori.
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9	Most of the movie takes place during the wedding of Eloise's oldest friend, Francie. Eloise was Francie's maid of honor, until the groom's best man dumped her via a text message. Eloise decided to attend the wedding anyway, but found herself seated with five other unwanted guests at the dreaded Table 19.
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12	!!Tropes used:
13	* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: The closing scenes reveal that [[spoiler:Jo has passed away, and that Joe was named after her.]]
14	* BlatantLies: "This is a great table."
15	* BookEnds: The movie begins and ends with a series of scenes showing the lives of the characters. Also, the wedding invitation and RSVP card in the opening scenes are mirrored by [[spoiler:the birth announcement]] in the closing scenes.
16	* BreakUpBonfire: The movie starts with a variation, as Eloise lights the wedding RSVP card on fire.
17	* BrickJoke: When Eloise tells Jo that [[spoiler:she thinks her baby is a girl, Jo tells her not to name it Jo]]. Eloise is a bit taken aback at the suggestion that [[spoiler:she'd name her baby after someone she just met, until Jo clarifies that she just meant that Jo is a terrible name for a girl.]] In the epilogue, it's revealed that [[spoiler:the baby is actually a boy, and she named him Joe.]]
18	* CakeToppers: The wedding cake is topped with a circle with the word "LOVE" written on it.
19	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: The wedding toast: "You are Romeo and Juliet, and we all wish you the same happy ending."
20	* FamilyOfChoice: By the time of the epilogue, Walter freely refers to the other Table 19 guests as his family.
21	* FanDisservice: Walter's roommate Jalapeño.
22	* GenderBlenderName: Jo said that her name is a "good enough name for a boy, but a terrible curse for a girl."
23	* HormoneAddledTeenager: Renzo skipped his junior prom, hoping he'd have "a better chance" at the wedding.
24	* IWillFindYou: Eloise does this with Huck, getting the wedding photographer to find a photo of the two of them, then finding someone on the hotel staff who recognizes him from the photo, then going to the ballroom where [[spoiler: he's the groom at another wedding at the same hotel.]]
25	* JustGotOutOfJail: Walter is concerned about going back to jail or having his time at the halfway house extended.
26	* LowerDeckEpisode: In a sense, the movie becomes this by focusing primarily on otherwise insignificant guests at the wedding of Francie and Douglas.
27	* MeetCute: Subverted. Eloise has an awkward first encounter with a handsome, charming wedding crasher outside the ballroom, and they later flirt, dance and kiss, but eventually she discovers that he's actually [[spoiler:the groom at the other wedding reception that the hotel is hosting.]]
28	* MistakenForServant: Bina's jacket matches the jackets worn by the catering staff. HilarityEnsues.
29	* RomanticFalseLead: The trailer hints that Eloise will end up with a brown-haired guy known as Huck. Turns out that he’s a wedding crasher. However it also turns out that [[spoiler: he's the groom at another wedding at the same hotel.]]
30	* SexlessMarriage: Bina and Jerry's marriage had become this.
31	-->'''Bina:''' "Wow, the last time Jerry and I did this was the last time Jerry and I had sex. Three... Actually, over three years ago. But no one's counting."
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33	->''"It's the same wedding, it's the same celebration no matter what table you're at."''

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