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Although not terribly focused, Hannah Takes the Stairs contains refreshing realism. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

A young woman (Greta Gerwig) experiments with various relationships, as she searches for personal and professional fulfillment.
  • Genre:
    comedy, romance, drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Joe Swanberg
  • Producer:
    Joe Swanberg
  • Writer:
    Joe Swanberg
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $22.5K
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Film Science

Cast & Crew

Greta Gerwig
Hannah
Kent Osborne
Matt
Andrew Bujalski
Paul
Ry Russo-Young
Rocco
Mark Duplass
Mike
Todd Rohal
Brian
Joe Swanberg
Director
Joe Swanberg
Writer
Joe Swanberg
Producer
Joe Swanberg
Cinematographer
Joe Swanberg
Film Editor
Kevin Bewersdorf
Original Music
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News & Interviews for Hannah Takes the Stairs

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Critic Reviews for Hannah Takes the Stairs

All Critics (46) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (27) | Rotten (19)

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    November 17, 2011 | Rating: 3/5

    Ben Kenigsberg

    Time Out

  • Smart and engaging, but too many meandering breeze-shooting sequences.

    January 9, 2009 | Rating: 3/5

    David Parkinson

    Empire Magazine

  • It's never enough to establish any sensitivity or social pertinence beyond the trifling tiffs which are playing out on screen.

    January 9, 2009 | Rating: 2/6 | Full Review…

    David Jenkins

    Time Out

  • There's only so much twentysomething navel-gazing one can listen to before wanting to slap some sense - and some fully formed sentences - into them all.

    January 9, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

    Wendy Ide

    Times (UK)

  • There is something teeth-grindingly cutesy about the whole thing, reaching epic levels of dippiness in the, ahem, nude trumpet-playing scenes. That makes it sound interesting, come to think of it, and perhaps it is.

    January 9, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

    Peter Bradshaw

    Guardian

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    January 9, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
    Empire Magazine
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Audience Reviews for Hannah Takes the Stairs

  • May 30, 2009
    shot on dv, and confined to rooms, a entertaining look at friendship and relationships, as a writer breaks up with boyfriend and then rather quickly hooks up with her writing partners, very down to earth acting, and situations, it works well, all actors are worth watching and do good work,
    scott g Super Reviewer
  • Mar 10, 2008
    Very few of the characters were compelling enough to make the improvised, handheld, do-it-yourself style work. But Hannah is one of them.
    Tom S Super Reviewer
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