Walk of Shame
A determined television correspondent races across Los Angeles after a drunken one-night stand strips away the possessions and respectability she needs to secure her dream job.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- raunchy
- frantic
- breezy
- adult comedy night
- casual weekend viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the comedy incoherent, forced, and frequently sexist, while crediting Elizabeth Banks with energetic physical commitment.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Meghan spends the day stranded across downtown Los Angeles while strangers misread her appearance and circumstances.
Meghan must reach a network job opportunity despite losing her car, wallet, phone, and credibility.
Meghan is a local television correspondent competing for a network anchor position.
The plot sends Meghan through downtown Los Angeles, police encounters, drug dealers, and mistaken assumptions about her profession.
Films like Walk of Shame, and why
The Hangover
shared raunchy comedy, drunken misadventure, and escalating urban humiliation
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
shared workplace satire, broad comedy, and an ambitious media professional navigating public chaos
Bridesmaids
shared female-led fish-out-of-water comedy, romantic complications, and frantic citywide movement
After Hours
shared screwball energy, mistaken identity, and a protagonist racing across a city under social pressure
Movie Details
- Director
- Steven Brill
- Release Date
- 2014-05-02
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (1562)
Cast
- Elizabeth Banks
- James Marsden
- Gillian Jacobs
- Sarah Wright
- Ethan Suplee
- Bill Burr
- Ken Davitian
- Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
- Alphonso McAuley
- Da'Vone McDonald
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Walk of Shame about?
- A determined television correspondent races across Los Angeles after a drunken one-night stand strips away the possessions and respectability she needs to secure her dream job.
- What is Walk of Shame like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Walk of Shame as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Walk of Shame violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Walk of Shame as mild.
- What did critics think of Walk of Shame?
- Critics broadly found the comedy incoherent, forced, and frequently sexist, while crediting Elizabeth Banks with energetic physical commitment.
- Which films are like Walk of Shame?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hangover, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Bridesmaids, and After Hours.
- How long is Walk of Shame?
- Walk of Shame runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Walk of Shame?
- In United States, Walk of Shame streams on Starz Apple TV channel.
