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Hannah Takes the Stairs

Play trailer Poster for Hannah Takes the Stairs Released Aug 22, 2007 1h 24m Comedy Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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A young woman (Greta Gerwig) experiments with various relationships, as she searches for personal and professional fulfillment.

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Although not terribly focused, Hannah Takes the Stairs contains refreshing realism.

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Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review David Parkinson Empire Magazine Smart and engaging, but too many meandering breeze-shooting sequences. Rated: 3/5 Jan 9, 2009 Full Review David Jenkins Time Out It's never enough to establish any sensitivity or social pertinence beyond the trifling tiffs which are playing out on screen. Rated: 2/6 Jan 9, 2009 Full Review Jamie Russell Film4 Less dazed and confused than mumbling and mundane, this drama focuses on social awkwardness and twentysomething blues. Skipping aimlessly from scene to scene it offers little observations and rewards low expectations. Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 9, 2009 Full Review Tim Evans Sky Cinema For every revelatory moment of sharp perception there's an eternity of goofy smiles, stuttered dialogue and embarrassed glances. Rated: 2/5 Jan 9, 2009 Full Review Matthew Turner ViewLondon Watchable independent drama from the mumblecore crowd, though it's not quite sharp enough, funny enough or insightful enough to really get off the ground and the characters are occasionally irritating. Rated: 3/5 Jan 9, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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steve d The rare Gerwig film that didn't work for me, AT ALL. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Another mumblecore dramedy which is mostly annoying. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Wish we could have seen more of our protag's creative / professional life! Can't believe we got to the end of the film with intimate knowledge of all of her boyfriends but little understanding of what she actually did for a job every day. Mumble core as always too raw too real too narrow focused. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member This is so-called mumblecore film about the hardships of finding a suitable mate Joe Swanberg puts Greta Gerwig (Hannah B.) between three men in her effort to a romantic fulfillment. Although the movie is obviously made on a low budget it succeeds in a way to communicate the psychology of the young woman as she 'mumbles' her way towards personal happiness. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Frances H Just like a video a bunch of college boys would make of themselves, so I couldn't get into it. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/14 Full Review david f A very representative mumblecore movie, with meandering story, aimless characters, and a self-discovery angle that captures most of the interest of the filmmakers, if not the audience. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young woman (Greta Gerwig) experiments with various relationships, as she searches for personal and professional fulfillment.
Director
Joe Swanberg
Producer
Joe Swanberg, Anish Savjani
Screenwriter
Greta Gerwig, Joe Swanberg, Kent Osborne
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Film Science
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 22, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$22.5K
Runtime
1h 24m
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