Waiting ...

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Waiting ...

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2005

1h 33m

Comedy

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Staffers at the restaurant Shenaniganz engage in various pranks and games -- both on and off the clock. However, in the course of one day, waiter Dean (Justin Long) must choose to either accept a promotion to manager or go off in search of greener pastures. Meanwhile, his co-worker and roommate, Monty (Ryan Reynolds), fights temptation in the form of an underage colleague, while showing a new employee (John Francis Daley) the ins and outs, providing him the worst first day of his life.

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Critics Consensus

Waiting... is a gross-out comedy that is more gross than comic.

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

Apr 28, 2020

Were the dialogue funnier and the characters more endearing, the film's total lack of forward momentum would be a winning quality...

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Andrew Pulver

Guardian

Jun 3, 2006

2/5

Pretty much everything that happens, and everyone who appears, seems to have been machine-tooled to appeal to the slacker constituency.

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Oct 29, 2005

0/5

Frequently offensive and doggedly disgusting.

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James Croot

The Post NZ

Feb 23, 2023

2/5

As routine and bland as the food our protagonists are forced to serve.

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Steve Persall

Tampa Bay Times

Apr 28, 2020

F

We can handle anything a prankster like McKittrick can dish out, if he doesn't treat us like the customer in Waiting who sends an undercooked steak back to the kitchen. He thinks comedy is all bodily fluids and cruel gutter talk...

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Rubin Safaya

Cinemalogue

Apr 28, 2020

Instead, it fizzles like the stale beer served at a bad restaurant...

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S.J. K

@MisterStavros Jun 14, 2026

Raunchy without being funny. An embarrassment for all involved.

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Joey C

@RT82886970 May 19, 2026

A film specifically tailored for those who suffer through the insufferable amidst the world of hospitality, it's a meandering and muddled 94-minutes of dry (and even mean spirited) comedy. Having said that, and having devoted nearly 20 years of my life to the culinary world - it's also strangely authentic, and even mesmerizing. A film that's been passed down from server to server, from line cook to busboy over the last twenty years, this strange gem exists to counter the riggers of customer belligerence, and testy shift managers. It's also rudely hilarious, as cynical as it is. Yeah, I often find that those who hate this movie the most also hate tipping over 10 percent. If you're a server, hostess, or cook - do not pass this up. This movie hears you, and agrees.

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Ace W

@RT94059049 May 13, 2026

Everything Ryan Play in Sucks Ass!!! Simply because he is in it!

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RAYMOND O

@WarDaddy007 Mar 17, 2026

I've always loved this movie. I've watched it multiple times. Its always funny and reminds me of my days waiting tables. Look how low critics rate it. That just goes to show what elitest prudes they are and have no clue what Average Americans like. Its probably the same reason a lot of movies today are lame. They are too busy trying to appease critics and not regular people

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Brayton C.

@superguy Mar 1, 2026

This movie is obviously appealing to a certain type of humor, but it sticks to its guns and ends up being pretty funny throughout. You root for the characters even though most of them are not good people.

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Karen F

@foster.karen Feb 23, 2026

Silly so dumb! Funny to see now though

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Synopsis

Staffers at the restaurant Shenaniganz engage in various pranks and games -- both on and off the clock. However, in the course of one day, waiter Dean (Justin Long) must choose to either accept a promotion to manager or go off in search of greener pastures. Meanwhile, his co-worker and roommate, Monty (Ryan Reynolds), fights temptation in the form of an underage colleague, while showing a new employee (John Francis Daley) the ins and outs, providing him the worst first day of his life.

Director: Rob McKittrick
Producer: Jeff Balis, Papussamol Pawatkamolpat, Stavros Merjos, Jay Rifkin, Adam Rosenfelt
Screenwriter: Rob McKittrick
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Element Films
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Crude Humor|Sexual Humor|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 7, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 19, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $16.1M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Surround

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