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Hannah Takes the Stairs

2007
Drama
1h 23m
Hannah, a recent college graduate, spends a brutally hot Chicago summer falling in and out of love. As she struggles to find personal and professional fulfillment through various relationships with friends and coworkers, she risks leaving destruction in her wake. Working collaboratively with his cast, which features several prominent independent filmmakers, Joe Swanberg follows up his previous efforts, "Kissing on the Mouth" and "LOL", with this delicate look at friendship, ambition, and the pursuit of happiness. (IFC Films)
Directed by:
Joe Swanberg Joe Swanberg
Written by:
Joe Swanberg Joe Swanberg Greta Gerwig Greta Gerwig
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Starring:
Mark Duplass Mark Duplass Andrew Bujalski Andrew Bujalski Kevin Bewersdorf Tipper Newton Greta Gerwig Greta Gerwig Kent Osborne Kent Osborne Ry Russo-Young Todd Rohal Kris Rey Nathan Adloff Ivan Albertson
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Genre:
Drama
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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Hannah Takes the Stairs

2007
Drama
1h 23m
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davidkahaneDavidKahane
Rated 15 Feb 2010
86
77th
The movie has a thin plot. What it makes it effective is how perfectly it captures a mood, that drifting feeling of uncertainty that accompanies a person's early twenties, when the station-to-station certainty of higher education gives way to the stifling vastness of professional choices, when possibility itself feels like a sort of dead end. Gerwig plays off against this context, making her character's most problematic, unlikely choices understandable, even, in an odd way, sort of endearing.
Rated 15 Feb 2010
darrenDarren
Rated 30 Apr 2016
90
92nd
Wow this is the Swanberg I needed to take him seriously. Able to dissect what it means to be in a relationship and not being a giant bore. Most people will hate this but this is my thing soooo bad. Doesn't hurt that Gerwig and Duplass are in this.
Rated 30 Apr 2016
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 13 May 2012
73
79th
Hannah is disillusioned by her boyfriend, quickly gets a crush on another guy, and finds herself in a pattern, chewing guys up and spitting them out. I feel for her, but I hate that bitch too, because I know her kind. A good specimen of mumblecore, with acting leads from Swanberg's fellow directors Mark Duplass and Andrew Bujalski, and a powerful starring performance by Greta Gerwig.
Rated 13 May 2012
feublofeublo
Rated 06 May 2020
75
41st
Why do I feel so close to Greta?.....I thought I recognized chronic dissatisfaction. Love this.
Rated 06 May 2020
paulofilmopaulofilmo
Rated 30 Mar 2010
68
38th
This is really endearing. I think it works. There's a part where they're kissing, and I had to look away because it felt like I was imposing on their moment.
Rated 30 Mar 2010
stuie299stuie299
Rated 14 Jun 2021
90
90th
Hannah Takes the Stairs is essentially a more dramatic indie version of There's Something About Mary...and I'm 100% here for it. It's just so effortless, raw, and thanks to the endlessly wonderful Greta Gerwig, enjoyable. It really feels like you're just hanging out with a group of friends. Also the sheer amount of Gerwig nudity was a surprising bonus.
Rated 14 Jun 2021
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 14 Mar 2012
56
24th
It's purpose is clear but there are no feelings of things serving a higher function that is essential when filming banality, and no ambition to aim for. And I couldn't appreciate the moment, because the moment was covered up with unnecessary camera jerkiness, zooms, and closeups. Greta Gerwig gives a good performance and on the strength of that performance it is watchable, but there is nothing to distinguish it from every other film of its type.
Rated 14 Mar 2012
sebbysebby
Rated 04 Mar 2010
45
21st
Another totally bleh low budget indie mumblecore "film."
Rated 04 Mar 2010
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 27 Apr 2016
6
95th
Greta Gerwig is da best.
Rated 27 Apr 2016
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 29 Apr 2014
73
28th
A dazzling light illuminating the screen... the way Joe Swanberg's gaze lingers adoringly on Greta Gerwig's face recalls some of the iconic director-star partnerships of cinema history. The film starts out interestingly but unfortunately it eventually peters out when it becomes apparent that none of the characters or events are going anywhere, apart from up some tenuous metaphorical staircase. Good at atmosphere and mood, considerably weaker at narrative and structure. A slight disappointment.
Rated 29 Apr 2014
ytadelYtadel
Rated 03 Sep 2007
6
70th
It's not quite up to the level of Bujalski's two "mumblecore" films, but it's still a must-watch for fans of the genre like me who get off on the awkward, low-budget adventures of well-educated, aimless 20-somethings. The movie hinges on the quality of its lead, and thankfully, Greta Gerwig is electric.
Rated 03 Sep 2007
coheedCoheed
Rated 15 Aug 2013
20
1st
I would give this 40 points if it wasn't for the fact that I dread this is where American cinema could go in terms of presentation and manifesto. Strangling its own moments of actual emotional depth with pointlessly shaking cameras and meandering conversation.
Rated 15 Aug 2013
shahnessshahness
Rated 03 Sep 2007
81
95th
Another strong "mumble-core" addition to the filmic realm. Though the film never quite feels as real, or as awkward, as Bujalksi's two films, the cast, especially Gerwig, deliver relatable twenty-somethings stumbling through life. For bare sets and low production value, Swanberg still works the mise-en-scene and blocking to maximum potential. With no real heavy narrative drive, the film works as a slice of life piece filled with enough poignant beats about love, life and humanity.
Rated 03 Sep 2007
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 24 Nov 2010
20
41st
"At what cost, naturalism?" - Nick Schager
Rated 24 Nov 2010
dooooooleydooooooley
Rated 22 Jan 2011
79
32nd
great characters, organic as all the mumblecores, but the value of the movie is too conversation-based
Rated 22 Jan 2011
hellsditchhellsditch
Rated 28 Jun 2010
74
32nd
I don't know why I keep going back to the lo-fi Greta Gerwig-starring well, but here I am again, although I suspect it'll be my last time. And that's not because I hated this, because I didn't. In fact, out of "Beeswax" and "Nights and Weekends", I found "Hannah" to boast, if not exactly the most rounded, at least the most easily recognizable and interesting characters (even if I wanted to throttle a few of them) of the bunch and the film seemed to have a clear focus of what it wanted to be.
Rated 28 Jun 2010
jazzalohaJazzaloha
Rated 26 Jan 2011
70
68th
This is a character study of Hannah (Greta Gerwig), a confused, maybe insecure, young woman trying to find...something (herself? purpose and meaning?) via the relationships with various men. Gerwig is good in this and you can she has potential.
Rated 26 Jan 2011

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