Waitress
Reception

Waitress (2007)

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External reception

7.0
5 platform(s) · 7 ratings 58,760 votes
7.4/10 6,687 votes Synced 2026-07-26
7.0/10 51,439 votes Synced 2026-08-20
Audience 6.3/10 49 votes Synced 2026-07-26
Critics 7.5/10 Synced 2026-07-26
Audience 7.4/10 Synced 2026-07-26
Critics 8.9/10 Synced 2026-07-26
6.7/10 585 votes Synced 2026-09-16

External reviews

Owen Gleiberman · Entertainment Weekly 100.00/100.00

A wee romantic charmer, a delectable Dixie screwball romp that never loses its spry sense of discovery.

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Michael Sragow · Baltimore Sun 91.00/100.00

The movie is an inspired comedy-drama about artistic temperament.

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M. E. Russell · Portland Oregonian 83.00/100.00

Waitress is strange and sexy and personal and wonderful -- a weird little slice of pure feeling -- and it's horrible that Shelly never got the chance to see it delight a mass audience.

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Mick LaSalle · San Francisco Chronicle 100.00/100.00

Waitress deserves an essay, not just a review. There are perfect moments that stand out, and the reasons for their perfection are interesting.

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Claudia Puig · USA Today 88.00/100.00

Serves up an irresistible helping of delicious fun with writing that is tart and sharp and a story infused with sweetness.

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A.O. Scott · The New York Times 80.00/100.00

Part feminist fable, part romantic fairy tale, it is by turns tart and sweet, charming and tough, rather like its heroine and like Keri Russell, the plucky, pretty, nimble actress who plays her.

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Joe Morgenstern · Wall Street Journal 100.00/100.00

The writer-director Adrienne Shelly, who died in New York City late last year at the age of 40, took such perishable ingredients as wit, daring, poignancy, whimsy and romance, added passionate feelings plus the constant possibility of joy, decorated her one-of-a-kind production with pastel colors and created something close to perfection.

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Peter Rainer · Christian Science Monitor 91.00/100.00

The film is laced with lovely moments, from the leads and from Shelly as a waitress friend.

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Sean Axmaker · Seattle Post-Intelligencer 83.00/100.00

Sweet and sour and sexy.

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Staff (Not credited) · Empire 80.00/100.00

An unassuming treat amid the noisy blockbuster season. It’ll melt your heart and any dietary resolve equally.

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