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Waitress

2007 · 105 min

A warm, bittersweet slice of small-town life with quirky charm and a heroine finding her voice.

Directed by
Adrienne Shelly
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Andy Griffith
Tagline
If only life were as easy as pie.
Overview
A small town waitress stuck in a lousy marriage finds love when an exciting out-of-towner enters her life.

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Directed by
Adrienne Shelly
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Andy Griffith
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • freedom
  • parenthood
  • friendship
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Adrienne Shelly
Written by
Adrienne Shelly
Starring
Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Andy Griffith, Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Shelly, Jeremy Sisto, Eddie Jemison, Lew Temple
Music
Andrew Hollander
Cinematography
Matthew Irving
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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