Waitress

2007 Directed by Adrienne Shelly

If only life were as easy as pie

Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.

Keri Russell Nathan Fillion Andy Griffith Cheryl Hines Eddie Jemison Jeremy Sisto Adrienne Shelly Lew Temple Darby Stanchfield Cindy Drummond Lauri Johnson Nathan Dean Heidi Sulzman Sarah Hunley Caroline Fogarty Christy Taylor Jennifer Walsh Mackenzie King Hunter A. King Donna Leslie Andy Ostroy

Alternative Titles

Garçonete, La camarera, Pincérlány - Édesen is csípős, La Camarera

comedy romance

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Review by brat pitt ★★★★ 2

i've reviewed over 200 movies and this is the first one that i've gotten to tag as "female director" "female writer" AND "female editor" ........ more ladies behind the camera so that more wholesome Feminist Filmés like waitress (2007) can be made please!
Review by Sally Jane Black 4

cw: abuse
"All my life, Baby, the only thing I wanna do is run away."
Of the many lines in this movie to resonate with me to the point where I began to cry, this hit the hardest. I have written before about how growing up in a small, repressive town left me with no ambitions but to escape. Jenna's smalltown Southern life, trapped in an abusive marriage, shackled by economic hardship and an unwanted pregnancy, desperately fighting for a piece of understanding or freedom, it's not my life, but that line, that moment, that sentiment reached so much deeper:
It's always been about our bodies.
When Earl makes demands of Jenna, he demands her loyalty, her love, and most…
Review by 👽hayley👽 ★★★½

try find something more wholesome than female friendships ~you~ ~cant~ ~do~ ~it~
Review by ً 🍯 ★★★★★

Dear baby.
I hope someday, somebody
wants to hold you
for 20 minutes straight,
and that's all they do.
They don't pull away.
They don't look at your face.
They don't try to kiss you.
All they do is wrap you up
in their arms
and hold on tight without
an ounce of selfishness to it.
WHEN SHE TOLD HIM TO GET THE HELL OUT OF HER LIFE, POETIC CINEMA!
Review by Jamie Woodham ★★★★★ 2

Wow. Just... wow. I went into this film knowing nothing about it (despite being a huge fan of the musical adaptation) and I was completely blown away. This is the kind of indie movie that so many indie movies bend over backwards on themselves trying to be.
The world, the characters, the stakes, the emotion — all jaw-droppingly well conceived and effortlessly realized.
A sadness lingered over me the entire time I was watching it though, simultaneously enjoying this beautiful art while also knowing that the writer/director’s untimely death snuffed out the spirit who created it. It’s odd to miss someone you’ve never met (and hadn’t even heard of until recently), but this movie is just so full of life…
Review by sydney ★★★★

a couple frustrations, but they're basically irrelevant...this is brilliant in the way it allows its protagonists to have feelings and make choices without shaming them. on paper it's a heavy story, which is part of why i avoided seeing it for so long, but i was really impressed with how smoothly this balances out serious themes with humor and positivity. visually, it's charming and whimsical without being obnoxious. it's happy without being corny. the best way to describe it is honest, i think - the characters seem like real people, if a little cartoonish, and the ease with which they interact make the ups and downs feel earned, not manipulative. it's the kind of movie to marvel at because you…

Recent reviews

Review by . ★★★½

All I can say is that the ending made me cry a stupid amount.
Review by 👽 Zara 👽 ★★★★½ 4

the shop name i’m going to breakdown,,,
Review by harper ★★★★

i love you. i want us both to eat well. this was SO cute and like.. the style of it reminded me of but i’m a cheerleader for some reason.. anyways i love u keri russell
Review by Tony ★★★★

This is way darker than the musical and just because I'm biased toward musicals I would say I prefer it over this, but at the same time the tone of this film was more serious and more well-represented when it comes to a woman's feelings of anxiety fear regret and even anger in becoming pregnant, which I think is something that isn't represented enough in film. I appreciated the grit and honesty the film had in portraying these complex emotions, and I cried throughout the last 20 minutes because ultimately the portrayal became something so very beautiful, something the musical does not admittedly capture in the same light and to the same extent. Also nathan fillion is so hot oml
Review by cheyenne00 ★★★★

so cute!! loved it- a bit sad that jenna didn’t end up with dr pommetter though :(
Review by Nate ★★★★★

Kerri Russell is irresistibly charming in this winning romantic comedy from the late write/director Adrienne Shelly. I fell totally in love, head over heels, with Waitress and I’m not ashamed to say it. In a perfect world, Russell would earn an Oscar-nomination for her sure-handed, witty, and incandescent performance as a pregnant woman who has an affair with her new gyno doc (Serenity‘s Nathan Fillion). This is a star-making performance and it is sealed when the movie relies solely on her emerging smile for an entire minute to communicate a blossoming figure. The supporting cast is great in their eccentric roles well and the movie concludes in a happy if unconventional manner. Waitress is the kind of movie that makes you feel great. The sheer exuberance on display is infectious and it makes it an even bigger tragedy that Shelly will never grant the world another wonderful slice of entertainment.
Nate’s Grade: A
(written November 2007)
Review by Amanda ★★★★★

i watched this movie because of the broadway musical adaptation. while i love that version and how faithful it is to the original movie, i was still shocked to find how different it is. the broadway version is more “broadway”, all bright colors and rounded edges. this version is much more blunt. much more sad and depressing. it’s not a whole “production” either. it’s just a small glimpse into the life of a woman who was forced into a bad situation. the chemistry between all of the actors was amazing. all around a great film.
Review by dokejared ★★★½

I loved it. How she emotes through her recepie's is such a creative idea.
Review by Jackson ★★★★½

I watched the Sweeney Todd proshot, then I watched the movie adaptation
I watched the Into the Woods proshot, then I watched the movie adaptation
I watched the Sunday in the Park with George proshot, then I watched...the movie which Waitress the musical was based on? Alright then.
But about Waitress the movie, this is phenomenal. A fantastic cast, in particular Keri Russell, and perfect direction and writing by Adrienne Shelly, may she rest in peace. Such a beautiful, heartbreaking, hilarious film. Everything is exactly as it should be. It's honestly a wonder how the musical is just as great as it is when this film is already perfect.
Watch this movie y'all! If what I've said isn't enough to convince you, watch it for all the food porn. So much pie!!!