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2011
R
Relativity Media
1 h 54 m

2011
R
Relativity Media
1 h 54 m

Summary Recent MIT grad Matt Franklin should be working for a Fortune 500 company and starting his upward climb to full-fledged yuppie-hood. Instead, the directionless 23-year-old confounds family and friends by taking a part-time job behind the counter of a video store at the Sherman Oaks Galleria. But Matt's silent protest against maturity com...

Directed By: Michael Dowse

Written By: Jackie Filgo, Jeff Filgo, Topher Grace, Gordon Kaywin

2011
R
Relativity Media
1 h 54 m

2011
R
Relativity Media
1 h 54 m

Take Me Home Tonight

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 28 Critic Reviews

42

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 61 User Ratings

6.3

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Summary Recent MIT grad Matt Franklin should be working for a Fortune 500 company and starting his upward climb to full-fledged yuppie-hood. Instead, the directionless 23-year-old confounds family and friends by taking a part-time job behind the counter of a video store at the Sherman Oaks Galleria. But Matt's silent protest against maturity com...

Directed By: Michael Dowse

Written By: Jackie Filgo, Jeff Filgo, Topher Grace, Gordon Kaywin

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 28 Critic Reviews

18% Positive
5 Reviews

54% Mixed
15 Reviews

29% Negative
8 Reviews

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Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 28 Critic Reviews

18% Positive
5 Reviews

54% Mixed
15 Reviews

29% Negative
8 Reviews

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Entertainment Weekly

Mar 2, 2011

It does possess a certain backward-glancing innocent appeal.

By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

Arizona Republic

Mar 2, 2011

It's funny enough, and Grace is an engaging actor, always making a good impression but never quite getting over the hump to become the star it seems like he ought to be.

By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 61 User Ratings

51% Positive
31 Ratings

38% Mixed
23 Ratings

11% Negative
7 Ratings

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 61 User Ratings

51% Positive
31 Ratings

38% Mixed
23 Ratings

11% Negative
7 Ratings

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Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Nov 25, 2014

I loved this movie, its fun, i laugh with it, and this set in other ambient, i wasn't born in that year, i don't know what was the style, but is a good romantic and comedy film that everybody need to see

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Mar 12, 2011

"Take Me Home Tonight , proves to live up to its main premise , laugh out loud hilarity , Topher Grace and Dan Fogler steal the show in what is sure to be remember as one of the funniest comedies this year had to offer. One film that should not be missed" .. A

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Mar 4, 2011

I don't begrudge Take Me Home Tonight or the whole "I Love the Eighties" juggernaut its fight for its right to party, but there is something touchingly off-base about it.

By Mary Elizabeth Williams FULL REVIEW

Mar 3, 2011

Grace and his collaborators set out to make a typical '80s sex comedy and succeeded all too well; most of the movies they're paying homage to weren't very good, either.

By Nathan Rabin FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Mar 2, 2011

Michael Dowse's aggressively unfunny film which seeks the lowest common denominator in nearly every scene.

By Kirk Honeycutt FULL REVIEW

Chicago Tribune

Mar 3, 2011

Take Me Home Tonight, believe me, you've already seen.

By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW

Mar 3, 2011

Take Me Home Tonight isn't nearly as much fun as the '80s actually were. Even worse, it's less fun than most '80s comedies were - and that's bad.

By Stephanie Zacharek FULL REVIEW

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Feb 22, 2013

I did not want to see this movie, because it really seemed like just another film about people being idiots at a party, and that's pretty much what it was, with two major exceptions. First, it was set in 1984, and it was really cool to see the lengths they went to, to keep everything as accurate as they could. Second, both Topher Grace and Anna Faris were a breath of fresh air. It's hard to bring anything new to a film like this, which is evident by characters like Dan Fogler's, which was stale and predictable. Grace and Faris on the other hand really had great chemistry and add a unique dynamic to the typical drunken loser genre. Take Me Home Tonight isn't going to win any awards, but it was a lot more entertaining than I thought it would be.

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Jan 4, 2012

Another fun comedy with a pretty strong cast. Grace does a good job as the non-committal genius and once again, Fogler steals the show. This film hearkens back to the old day 80s and it features some of that particular era's most remembered music. All in all, this was a good film worthy of a rental price.

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Jun 8, 2011

Another forgettable 80's satire film with few laughs and the simple of simple plots. However for me this film was still enjoyable and not once did I say please let this end.

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Nov 17, 2011

Will this ever stop ? Guys being depicted as clueless dorks, and women who take the lead ? Must be frustrating for women as well, to constantly see men without a backbone, behaving like children.

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Details

Production Company Rogue Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Relativity Media, Internationale Filmproduktion Blackbird Dritte

Release Date Mar 4, 2011

Duration 1 h 54 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline Best. Night. Ever.

Website http://facebook.com/takemehometonight

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Awards

Teen Choice Awards

• 1 Nomination

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