Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 177
Fresh: 130 | Rotten: 47
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist combines a pair of charming leads, the classic New York backdrop, and a sweet soundtrack.
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Critic Reviews: 40
Fresh: 30 | Rotten: 10
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist combines a pair of charming leads, the classic New York backdrop, and a sweet soundtrack.
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Michael Cera and Kat Dennings star as two lonesome teens who make a love connection as they prowl the streets of New York looking for their favorite band's secret show, as well as for their drunk friend Caroline. Norah is sick of being the doormat for her catty friend Tris, so rather than look like she's arrived at yet another concert without her unreliable ex-boyfriend-with-benefits Tal, she grabs a stranger and pretends he's her date. Unfortunately, that stranger is Nick -- whom Tris just
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Cast
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Michael Cera
Nick O'Leary -
Kat Dennings
Norah -
Alexis Dziena
Tris -
Ari Graynor
Caroline -
Aaron Yoo
Thom -
Jay Baruchel
Tal -
Rafi Gavron
Dev -
Zachary Booth
Gary -
Jonathan B. Wright
beefy guy (lothario) -
Justin Rice
Bishop Allen band membe... -
Christian Rudder
Bishop Allen band membe... -
Giorgio Angelini
Bishop Allen band membe... -
Darbie Nowatka
Bishop Allen band membe... -
Cully Symington
Bishop Allen band membe... -
Randy Haines
Randy Are You Randy ban... -
Sammy Marc Rubin
Sammy Are You Randy ban...
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All Critics (179) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (133) | Rotten (47) | DVD (5)
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist takes everything you loved in three decades of teenage romance and twists it into something unrecognisably desperate and exploitative.
Top CriticI would love the film more if the film didn't love itself so much.
What makes the film work in spite of itself is [director] Sollett's sympathy for his characters and the teamwork between Cera and Dennings, whose winsome sultriness seems entirely unaffected.
Like Before Sunrise or the lovely karaoke-bar sequence at the center of Lost in Translation, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist captures the excitement of exploring a city with someone you barely know and really, really like.
There's not much reality or intellect to be found.
It plays like a movie inspired by good movies, not by the emotion that inspires good movies. Still, the appeal of Cera and Dennings keep the movie within the realm of a mildly good time.
Think of it as Superbad without the booze or Juno without the snarky dialogue.
Put this on your playlist, if only for an hour or two.
I don't know about you all but I think this is a welcome change from pensises in pies and boob gags - I hope the trend continues.
As a glimpse inside the wide-eyed world of the teenager, it is the best John Hughes film that John Hughes never made.
It's all about the execution, and among plenty of dead on arrival teen films, Nick and Norah is legitimately funny, sweet and charming.
The characters are all stuck on tracks, which might work on other occassions, but not when your underscoring music is all about refusing to follow conventional tracks.
It's an easy and lightweight date movie for teens who will enjoy also discovering some New York bands.
It's a pleasant enough interlude and the young band-crazy target market may get involved, but its appeal is limited and there is nothing especially fresh or novel about the content.
Although a comedy, and one rife with hilarious moments, it's a strikingly heartfelt flick.
A pleasingly jumbled mix CD
With the right touches of casting and chemistry, even the thinnest of premises can become weighty in sheer charm.
A near perfection romance comedy that will appeal to any and all audiences
With a great soundtrack and a plot that requires absolutely nothing of the audience, it's certainly Friday night fodder but could have been so much better.
Audience Reviews for Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
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- Caroline: Okay. I'm just gonna tell you something. I was kidnapped tonight. Seriously. In this van with these guys talking about going balls deep. Sounds like fun, right? Not always. Scary.
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- Norah: I refuse to be a goody-bag at your pitty party Nick.
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- Nick O'Leary: If anyone is getting raped in that van, it'll be a guy.
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- Norah: The world has fallen to pieces, it's our job to put it back together.
- Nick O'Leary: Or maybe we're the ones who need to be put together.
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- Caroline: Norah, I found Jesus.
- Norah: What?!?!
- Caroline: He's much taller in person.
- Norah: Caroline, where are you?
- Caroline: Norah, I need to follow Jesus now.
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- Dev: We are Shit Sandwich.
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