Walking and Talking

"A movie for everyone who wants to get married and stay single at the same time."

1996 1h 26m EN

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6.1

MID

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88%

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METACRITIC

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6.7

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 60🍅88%Rotten Tomatoes●68Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 4,323

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Synopsis

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Just as Amelia thinks she's over her anxiety and insecurity, her best friend announces her engagement, bringing her anxiety and insecurity right back.

“A movie for everyone who wants to get married and stay single at the same time.”

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Cast

Catherine Keener
Amelia
Anne Heche
Laura
Todd Field
Frank
Liev Schreiber
Andrew
Kevin Corrigan
Bill
Amy Braverman
Young Amelia
Miranda Rhyne
Young Laura
Randall Batinkoff
Peter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nicole Holofcener
Writers: Nicole Holofcener
Languages: English
Countries: Italy, United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Italy, United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nicole Holofcener, shot by Michael Spiller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Alisa Lepselter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Catherine Keener and Anne Heche and Todd Field carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A movie for everyone who wants to get married and stay single at the same time.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0118113 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nicole Holofcener directs. Michael Spiller behind the camera. Alisa Lepselter cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy, United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 4 countries: Italy, United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany.
4Directed by Nicole Holofcener, shot by Michael Spiller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Alisa Lepselter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Catherine Keener and Anne Heche and Todd Field carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A movie for everyone who wants to get married and stay single at the same time.".
8IMDB entry: tt0118113 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.