Drama, Comedy, Romance  •  2011  •  116 min  •  Adults (18+)

Take This Waltz (2011)

Take This Waltz poster

Take This Waltz (2011)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Strongly Progressive

Viewer Rating
6.9

Overview

Twenty-eight-year-old Margot is happily married to Lou, a good-natured cookbook author. But when Margot meets Daniel, a handsome artist who lives across the street, their mutual attraction is undeniable.


Starring Cast

Michelle Williams  •   Seth Rogen  •   Sarah Silverman


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film explores the complexities of marriage, desire, and personal fulfillment without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology. It focuses on the internal emotional struggles of its characters and the universal challenges of long-term relationships, rather than advocating for a particular social or political stance.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

The movie features a predominantly white main cast, reflecting traditional casting choices without explicit DEI-driven recasting. Its narrative focuses on personal relationships and emotional exploration, rather than critiquing traditional identities or centering explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Confidence: High

The film strongly questions the ideal of lifelong marital fidelity and traditional commitment by portraying a protagonist who leaves her marriage for a new relationship, exploring themes of sexual freedom and the pursuit of personal desire without judgment.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Take This Waltz does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story focuses entirely on the intricacies of heterosexual relationships, exploring themes of desire, commitment, and infidelity within that specific context, with no subplots or background elements related to queer identity.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Take This Waltz" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative is exclusively centered on the relationship dynamics and personal journeys of its cisgender main characters, Margot, Lou, and Daniel. There are no plot points or character arcs that involve or allude to transsexual identity or experiences.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

This film is an original romantic drama with characters created specifically for the movie. There is no prior source material, historical record, or legacy characters from which any character's gender could have been swapped.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Take This Waltz is an original film with characters created specifically for its screenplay. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous adaptation from which character races were established. Therefore, no character could have been portrayed as a different race than previously defined.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.5
The Movie Database logo
6.4

Critic Ratings

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7.9
Metacritic logo
6.8

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