Take Me Home Tonight (2011): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2011, Take Me Home Tonight is a comedy, drama and romance film directed by Michael Dowse, running about 97 minutes. “Best. Night. Ever.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Recent MIT grad Matt Franklin should be well on his way to a successful career at a Fortune 500 company, but instead he rebels against maturity by taking a job at a video store. Matt rethinks his position when his unrequited high-school crush, Tori, walks in and invites him to an end-of-summer party. With the help of his twin sister and his best friend, Matt hatches a plan to change the course of his life.

Who’s in it. Take Me Home Tonight stars Topher Grace as Matt Franklin, Anna Faris as Wendy Franklin, Dan Fogler as Barry Nathan and Teresa Palmer as Tori Frederking, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Take Me Home Tonight has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $6.9M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, fuboTV and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Take Me Home Tonight page.

If you liked it. Fans of Take Me Home Tonight tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.