Take This Waltz

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Take This Waltz

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Released Jun 29, 2012

1h 56m

Drama

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A young woman (Michelle Williams) is torn between the husband (Seth Rogen) that she loves and a new man (Luke Kirby) in her life, whom she's unable to ignore.

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Critics Consensus

Featuring excellent work from an outstanding cast, the bittersweet drama Waltz proves that in the right hands, a familiar tale can still ring true.

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Chase Whale

Film.com

Take This Waltz is a Remarkable, Offbeat Love Story

Aug 29, 2013

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Polley is a subtle filmmaker, and a surprising one, too.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 17, 2012

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Sophie Ivan

Little White Lies

Committed and resonant, Take This Waltz gets under your skin - and feels a lot like the work of an auteur in the making.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 16, 2012

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

"Take This Waltz" isn't all about probing insecurities or lusting over the hot neighbor across the street. It's about what connections people choose to see through.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 4, 2023

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Jim Ross

TAKE ONE Magazine

Sarah Polley holds it together with a sure sense of the film's tone and outlook and is helped along by an endearing performance from Michelle Williams.

Feb 13, 2020

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Kristy Strouse

In Their Own League

It's the humanistic and harsh reality that settles into the bones of Take This Waltz that makes it memorable. When I first saw it I wasn't sure how to feel, I just knew that I did.

Feb 6, 2020

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A M

Genuinely one of the worst films I've ever seen. The concept is interesting, but the primary character is self-destructive with little development or self awareness. Her actions don't make sense at all, including a blatant disregard for the feelings of others. Her lack of depth in these areas mean she's fairly intolerable. The direction and writing as lacklustre and trite. I would not recommend.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/09/25

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Nelson T

Amazing, amazing movie

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/18/25

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Steve M

God awful trite garbage. It's like a millionaire gave his bratty son and daughter a blank check to make a film so they hired famous people, wrote a script with high school friends, jammed in some famous folk in full frontal nudity, let an art student write and direct every other scene, and then somehow expect us to be entertained or shocked or feel romantic or confused. WTF? This is a total fail on so many levels to the average person. Thanks for your participation. Where's my trophy, lol,!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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Fernando M. V

Excelente, conmovedora. La historia tantas veces vista de una ruptura, vida tranquila y amorosa vs. atracción sexual. Y sus consecuencias. Honesta, sensible y delicada.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Marjo V

Excellent acting and directing. I was hesitating to see the film, because I taught this story has been told already so many times. However, this film really touched my heart.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/03/22

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Audience Member

A bath of warm colors and beautiful spaces. The characters don't quite live up to the same standard as the set dressing, but the story eventually got under my skin. It's a cautionary "the grass isn't always greener" tale in a lot of ways that doesn't paint any of its characters as enemies or heroes and doesn't shy away from making them live with their mistakes. Take this Waltz has moments that are abruptly sexual and at the risk of sounding like a prude, are very awkwardly out of step with the rest of the movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Sarah Silverman

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Synopsis

A young woman (Michelle Williams) is torn between the husband (Seth Rogen) that she loves and a new man (Luke Kirby) in her life, whom she's unable to ignore.

Director: Sarah Polley
Producer: Susan Cavan, Sarah Polley
Screenwriter: Sarah Polley
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Harold Greenberg Fund
Rating: R (Language|Graphic Nudity|Some Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 29, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 23, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.2M
Runtime: 1h 56m

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