Waitress (2007)

Directed by

Adrienne Shelly

Genre

drama film, romantic comedy, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 576 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman works as a waitress in a small town while trapped in an abusive marriage and facing an unwanted pregnancy. She finds moments of escape through baking pies and a tentative affair with her doctor.

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What happens

Waitress is a 2007 American comedy drama film written and directed by Adrienne Shelly, starring Keri Russell as a young woman trapped in a small town and an abusive marriage, who faces an unwanted pregnancy while working as a waitress. The film premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, where it was accepted before Shelly's 2006 murder. Waitress received a limited theatrical release in the United States on May 2, 2007, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Shelly's supporting role is her final film appearance. In 2015, Waitress was adapted into a Tony-nominated musical of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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