Take Me Home Tonight

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Take Me Home Tonight

R

2011

1h 37m

Romance

Comedy

Drama

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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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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Sep 12, 2011

C-

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

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Philip French

Guardian

May 15, 2011

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

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Robbie Collin

News of the World

May 14, 2011

2/5

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.

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

Jul 13, 2020

B-

"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.

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John Hanlon

Big Hollywood

Jun 30, 2013

0.5/5

This unfunny comedy isn't worth leaving home for.

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Will Leitch

Deadspin

Jun 23, 2013

D

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

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Jordan R

@Jjfade Sep 7, 2026

I don’t really like Topher Grace but I love the female lead, she’s drop dead and I forgot her name off the top of my head! Very nostalgic movie for an 80’s baby I loved it! Was funny and good! It is what it is and worth the watch! A nice popcorn movie!

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JOSHUA K

@defmagic Jul 30, 2026

**anyone expecting this to be 'knee slapping funny' is missing what this movie is about. It's about fear of growing up and one night of letting go of that fear to do something memorable. I'm so glad i found this gem around 2010/2011. I remember seeing a music video parody/behind the scenes video posted by Topher Grace/Anna Ferris and cast - they were dressed up in 80s gear (topher dressed as Marty mcfly - which wasnt in the movie so idk what that was from) -- but it caught my attention and after diving into research - found out the title and when it was releasing - it had some distribution delays and i think came out a year later than they planned - but once i saw it-it became one of my comfort movies - one of my go-to's when I'm feeling down, sad, lonely, or sick. This, Space Jam 1996, and Rocketman 1997 i can put on any time of the year either in the background or just to lay with my dogs and reflect on nostalgia and feel good for 2 hours. I'm so glad this film got made.---

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Chad W

@RT25456225 Jul 31, 2025

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.

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Hayleigh P.

@haytay.shows22 Jul 21, 2025

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.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 27, 2025

Unfunny in 1 hour and 29 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $6,900,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Michael B

@BlackCloud13 May 14, 2025

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.

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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 37m

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