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Take Me Home Tonight

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27% Tomatometer 110 Reviews 42% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
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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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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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Pap in service of wistfulness about a time period now thoroughly mocked to death. Rated: C- Sep 12, 2011 Full Review Philip French Guardian Not a journey to the end of the night that I'd recommend. May 15, 2011 Full Review Robbie Collin News of the World This 1980s-set comedy was shot in 2007 and has been sitting on the shelf ever since. The damn thing's so old it's almost retro twice over. Rated: 2/5 May 14, 2011 Full Review 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 Full Review John Hanlon Big Hollywood This unfunny comedy isn't worth leaving home for. Rated: 0.5/5 Jun 30, 2013 Full Review Will Leitch Deadspin Just a standard, dull pseudo-teen comedy that just happens to take place in the '80s. Rated: D Jun 23, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Chad W Although a bit problematic in this current social climate, this is a really good movie. Especially if you grew up in the 80s, they nailed it. And the soundtrack is a banger. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/31/25 Full Review Hayleigh P. This was a lot better than I thought it was. I wish the girl had seen her college letter though, her pos boyfriend lied when she actually did get in. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/21/25 Full Review Stephen C Unfunny in 1 hour and 29 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $6,900,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/27/25 Full Review Michael B Not funny. A waste of a good amount of talent. The story is as blah as you expect it to be, with repellent elements added in to make it worse. Imagine if they had someone who could actually write a good script? But they didn't. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/14/25 Full Review Stuart O The scores here are appalling. This movie is a glorious rom-com w early Chris Pratt and Topher Grace and this amazing cast just bringing it. Couldn’t love it more. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/24/25 Full Review Smackie u I really wanted this to be good. I loved everyone in it. But it's was just...crap.. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/26/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Ryan Kavanaugh, James Whitaker, Sarah Bowen
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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