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Take Me Home Tonight

R

Released Mar 4, 2011

1h 29m

Romance

Comedy

Drama

List

28%

113 Reviews

Tomatometer

42%

25,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Recent MIT grad Matt Franklin (Topher Grace) should be well on his way to a successful career at a Fortune 500 company, but instead, he rebels against maturity by taking a job at a video store. Matt rethinks his position when his unrequited high-school crush, Tori (Teresa Palmer), walks in and invites him to an end-of-summer party. With the help of his twin sister (Anna Faris) and his best friend (Dan Fogler), Matt hatches a plan to change the course of his life.

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Critics Consensus

It has a charming sweetness about it, but Take Me Home Tonight is neither funny nor original enough to live up to the comedies it evokes.

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: B-

Feb 18, 2012

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Pap in service of wistfulness about a time period now thoroughly mocked to death.

Rated: C-

Sep 12, 2011

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Philip French

Guardian

Not a journey to the end of the night that I'd recommend.

May 15, 2011

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

"Take Me Home Tonight" isn't anything original. However, that doesn't stop the movie from having some big laughs and a certain charm that does actually make you nostalgic for this kind of film.

Rated: B-

Jul 13, 2020

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John Hanlon

Big Hollywood

This unfunny comedy isn't worth leaving home for.

Rated: 0.5/5

Jun 30, 2013

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Will Leitch

Deadspin

Just a standard, dull pseudo-teen comedy that just happens to take place in the '80s.

Rated: D

Jun 23, 2013

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Luis L

Great movie! Idk why it's has a low score. People are insane to not like it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Cork B

The elements of an 80s nostalgia rom com are all there... and yet... it doesn't quite gel. I think this comes down to this movie is shallow and pointless at its heart. Grace, while I don't think he is a bad actor, has a snarky understated presence that just comes off as unlikeable. The friend is an amoral moron. The sister and her problems are at best pointless rich people problems. And the love interest... oh dear lord. Aside from the horrible Lucas-style love dialogue, she comes across as a gold digging alpha-chaser. Maybe this movie is for all the fraternity and sorority jerks that can't find love no matter how much of an asshole they are?

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/15/23

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Big B

I thought this film is a very good time. Perfect? No but being a teenager in the mid to late 80's it brings great memories from this era in time. Great music, mall shopping and good times with friends. A great watch!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/22/23

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Michael T

It was a bit awkward getting started. I was debating turning it off about 30 minutes in, but then it started picking up. Is it original or different? No. The characters get more likeable as it goes on and the situations and performances are funny enough to carry it along. Dan Fogler as the best friend is hilarious. I laughed quite a bit.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/29/23

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Frank D

Not funny or fun. Fake "zaniness". Gen Z humor=awkward and stupid. The cast and soundtrack couldn't redeem this poorly written dungheep of a flick.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/26/23

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Laura R

Your average "losers are winners and winners are losers" story, nerd hero gets the girl and all... People traumatized by the USA high school experience might enjoy it. I only watched it for Anna Faris and was really disappointed

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/22/23

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Michael Dowse

Director

Topher Grace

Matt Franklin

Anna Faris

Wendy Franklin

Dan Fogler

Barry Nathan

Teresa Palmer

Tori Frederking

Chris Pratt

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Synopsis

Recent MIT grad Matt Franklin (Topher Grace) should be well on his way to a successful career at a Fortune 500 company, but instead, he rebels against maturity by taking a job at a video store. Matt rethinks his position when his unrequited high-school crush, Tori (Teresa Palmer), walks in and invites him to an end-of-summer party. With the help of his twin sister (Anna Faris) and his best friend (Dan Fogler), Matt hatches a plan to change the course of his life.

Director: Michael Dowse
Producer: Dany Wolf, Topher Grace, Gordon Kaywin, Tucker Tooley
Screenwriter: Jackie Filgo, Jeff Filgo
Distributor: Relativity Media
Production Co: Rogue Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Sexual Content)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 4, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 18, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.9M
Runtime: 1h 29m

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