Manhattan (1979)

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A divorced New Yorker currently dating a high-schooler brings himself to look for love in the mistress of his best friend instead (imdb)

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Directed By: Woody Allen

Written By: Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman

Starring: Woody Allen, Meryl Streep, Wallace Shawn, Diane Keaton, Michael Murphy, Frances Conroy, Karen Allen, Mariel Hemingway, Tisa Farrow, Anne Byrne Hoffman

Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama

Country: USA

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Stars	User	Rating
6	Ytadel	9 _98th
A gorgeous love letter to New York City; evocative, funny, charming, and timeless. The opening montage of Manhattan locales set to Gershwin music is quite possibly the finest first four minutes in the history of the medium (although it helps that I love NYC as much as Allen does). Sorry to shake the boat, but I prefer it to Annie Hall.
5	Jeb	99 _95th
Wonderful script, easily one of the best ones in film. Great Romantic Comedy from Allen and one of his best.
5	???	92 _95th
I rewatched it last night after a long time, from the period where Woody Allen films were nothing more than something very pleasant for me, and was blown away. It's so windy and light that you immerse yourself completely in it, the compositions, the relationships you don't have. It's all fun and games. Somewhere, just before the ending, you realize you're on an emotional roller-coaster. And you don't believe it cause it's all so easy, but you leave happy, nauseous and shaking. Or is it just me?
3	MartinTeller	74 _50th
The cinematography is magnificent, Allen and Keaton are both great, there's a lot of funny lines, and the insights about relationships and maturity and everything are meaningful. But man, the whole Mariel Hemingway thing is just creepy. Are we supposed to approve of his desire to be with an adolescent? Or are we supposed to feel a little bit sorry for him? I guess a case could be made for the latter, but I don't think so. Good movie, but kind of unsettling in ways that it shouldn't be.
3	Alex Watkins	5 _91st
A beautifully shot and highly evocative film. The relationship between Allen and Hemingway is a bit odd, to be sure, but everything else is uniformly excellent. The Allen/Keaton combination shines again as well, providing the movie's key relationship and acting as the basis for all the major character developments. Funny, insightful, touching - all the qualities one expects from a great Woody Allen movie.
3	Farzan	80 _75th
Manhattan is a funny romantic comedy with great direction from Woody Allen. The script is easily the greatest part. The chemistry between Woody and Hemingway was definitely a weird one, but between Streep and Keaton, it was really good.
3	frederic_g54	9 _90th
Manhattan is a great film, much reminiscent of classic Chaplin films, or even Fellini's. It's filled with funny moments and interesting, full-blown characters you come to care about. The B&W photography, the New York setting (my favorite city) and the vigorous relationship between Keaton and Allen are some of the reasons why I loved this film.
3	nandorizzi	95 _97th
This portrait of existential and intellectual conflict is a fun exercise in cinematic technique. Besides the great story and characters, brings good dose of cynicism, pessimism, nihilism. I love Woody Allen.
3	hellsditch	87 _89th
I knew that I would love the cinematography and the score going in, so those were givens. I'm also a sucker for movies set in New York in the mid to late '70s (funny, 'cause I hate NYC), as well, so it definitely had that going for it, too. But the best part of the movie was definitely Allen's snappy, funny dialogue. And I also enjoyed the message of the film and the fact that all of the neurotics' suffering was clearly their own doing. Oh! And great opening, too. Can't forget that. Wonderful.
2	eveelun	80 _78th
Solid writing, the black and white photography is well done, too. I like it, but I prefer the more energetic and frenetic Annie Hall
2	djross	92 _98th
Woody Allen's most romantic film.
2	Pickpocket	8 _82nd
Everyone should praise United Artists for forcing Woody to release this film (his least favorite movie that he directed). Wonderful movie but in hindsight it is creepy as hell but I still love it and you should too.
2	Nathan S	6 _99th
This feels like the least caricaturized version of the Woody Allen character. A hilarious self-criticism that often has him backed in a corner defending himself. It may not be his outright funniest picture, but it is sensual and romantic, his most personal and sincere achievement. The cinematography is gorgeous.
2	Stain	100 _95th
Hilarious, touching movie set to a lot of great Gershwin music. Boy am I glad this guy has made a movie a year for his entire career
2	Anomaly	85 _85th
Great, funny romantic comedy. The cinematography and music are excellent, and overall it makes a very enjoyable film. Just a shame about the subplot with Woody grooming that young girl, though.
2	TheAguamoose	90 _90th
Excellent. It looks great, I particularly liked the scene in the planetarium. The writing is as clever and witty as I've come to expect from Allen. However the fact that no-one in the film really has a problem with 42 year old Isaac dating a 17 year old seems like creepy wish fulfilment.
2	Luna6ix	93 _99th
This movie is completely, utterly, brilliant. I fail to even find the right words for it, it grabbed my heart and did not let go. It left me feeling the same seperation that Allen undoubtedly felt in the end.
2	omgfridge	9 _92nd
Woody Allen is one hell of a screenwriter.
2	AtGiza	98 _98th
One of the most beautifully classic introductions to any movie. The rest is obviously awesome too.
2	Okkervil	90 _96th
"Manhattan" is Woody Allen's zenith and career high point in my opinion. Essentially the perfect romantic-comedy; no cheap jokes, silly gimmicks, or plastic characters. Just great writing, a beautiful score and sensational photography. For me it edges "Annie Hall" as Woody's greatest moment.
2	FrankHowley	85 _90th
One of Allen's most mature films. While not as funny as Annie Hall, the story is well-constructed and the black & white photography is gorgeous. I also prefer Keaton's character in this as it's a much better fit to Allen's. It also has one of my favorite ending lines in movie history.
2	loc42	90 _93rd
I evaluate this movie as a "personal masterpiece of confession" like of Tarkovsky's "Zerkalo" or Fellini's "8,5" and as sincere and artistic as them. First of all this is both and elegy and praise about the metropolitan individual life and its petty depressions and enchantments, that's why Allen's philosophizing has a similar nature: it is both a grand-narrative and cheesy comedy, that's why it has undertones of "nouvelle vague" and dandy culture so strong, a unique masterpiece.
2	hamstercan	80 _87th
C'mon dont be so mature!
1	Magb	85 _73rd
This was my first Allen. It's great, but pales just a tad when compared to the not dissimilar Annie Hall.
1	svicciarelli	90 _82nd
Vintage Allen - infidelity, NY and intellectualism. One to watch every few years. Terrific opening sequence.
1	Moribunny	85 _95th
One of Allen's best, most defining films. If you watch this, Annie Hall, and Play it Again Sam, and are left cold, then Woody Allen is not for you - and I strongly doubt cinema in general is.
1	MadMan	100 _97th
A brilliant, funny, and poignant film that also features Allen's love for the city of New York. Beautifully shot and featuring great performances from its talented cast, this just might be Allen's best film, or at least right up there.
1	Dorkovsky	10 _99th
Its not as funny as Annie Hall and its not as insightful as Crimes and Misdemeanors, but it has the qualities of both and it comes together beautifully. Why I still like Manhattan more than those I can't really explain.
1	Cerebrus	90 _93rd
While not his funniest or most personal (Annie Hall and Deconstructing Harry, respectivly) this is undoubtably Allen's most beautiful.
1	Sapphire	95 _95th
This is Woody's sweetly romantic love letter to New York City - set amongst a group of bored pseudo intellectuals who have too much money & time on their hands. The great irony is that they put too much importance on trivial things & they wouldn't know happiness if it was staring them in the face. Meryl Streep is particularly good as Woody's coldly gorgeous ex-wife.
1	mlightle3	85 _70th
I don't know if I agree that it's Allen's best, but it's up there. The writing is sharp and blink-and-you'll-miss-it witty. I have no complaints about the direction, in fact, I loved the meandering camera's point of view. Also, great ending.
1	prowler	42 _39th
woody allen deserves all that's coming to him
1	Freder	10 _14th
Recently re-watched this and hated it more than ever. Another trip down Woody's self-indulgent lane with not a single likable character in sight. Tripe gussied up with New York photography and Gershwin.
1	febraro	85 _80th
The relationship between Isaac and Tracy completely makes up for the sometimes annoying, though well acted, parts with Diane Keaton.
1	fart	59 _31st
gay
1	Quicky	72 _65th
I think I actually prefer this one to Annie Hall, though I can't really say why. I love the writing, the black and white cinematography works really well, and the whole story really connected me with the characters. Woody Allen performs wonderfully if you ask me.
1	KMcNeil	10 _98th
"Why do you think this is funny? You're going by audience reaction? This is an audience that's raised on television, their standards have been systematically lowered over the years."
1	Ranald	80 _73rd
Very funny. How can Woody Allen be such a dick and so likeable at the same time?
1	NathanDarko	95 _93rd
Manhattan functioned like a mirror of reality.Relationchips aren't simple, they have so many ups & downs, so many things that are far away from logic or rationality. Allen kept all those colorful facets of life and love in a beautiful, romantic & funny Movie.
1	QVT	90 _92nd
I thought it was gonna be great and it was. A lot of the time, modern black and white feels like a mistake. This, on the other hand, wouldn't have worked in color. Some really hilarious bits too.
1	WWallce4prez	81 _77th
The screenplay just pops as Woody turns out some of his best work. Less erratic and more centered on somewhat normal people, Manhattan is an absolute classic.
1	marc01	96 _91st
Another of my favorites.
1	xinsight	88 _80th
Creepy but great dialog
1	Haha	87 _77th
One of Allen's best.
1	JohnSandwich	65 _52nd
Great cinematography and some funny Lines, but i found it vaguely annoying a lot of the time,
1	nevejas	62 _43rd
Manhattan lacks the flair and freshness of Annie Hall. Being in a general sense a similar movie sometimes it feels like a distant relative but mostly only as a wimpy cousin that is on your nerves all the time because of neverending complaints. Does it capture the essence of Manhattan? Cant' say. What it does clearly capture though is a limp train of thought that even a superb cast (with the exception of Allen himself) could not steer to anything tangible.
1	Bown	82 _63rd
One of the prettiest movies I've ever seen. I mean god damn.
1	billkerwin	93 _91st
One of Allen's best. It looks a little creepy in retrospect, but it is still tender and sweet and gives us one of his best portraits of the great city.
1	PetrosTser	80 _86th
One of Allen's greatest achievements, this beautifully photographed film never derails (as it happens with "Annie Hall" for example). His humour is at its best and his performance eschews his neurotic themes. The women of the cast are wonderful and Gershwin's compositions are just amazing, perfectly matched with a black and white NY.
1	stuie299	75 _47th
Stylistically this movie is brilliant with its nostalgically charming romantic set pieces. It even has some genuinely laugh out loud moments. However plotwise it is impossible not to compare this film to Annie Hall and when doing so it most undoubtedly pales in said comparison.
1	Calabria	93 _99th
The best looking comedy I've seen, with some of the funniest pure dialogue. EDIT: Someone recently asked me to name 5 "must watch" movies for them, and this was the only one I could think of. That's saying something right?
1	lex	95 _91st
Manhattan is Woody Allen's most thoroughly wonderful and cinematic picture. The black and white is beautiful and though its not exactly his funniest, in my opinion, it is his finest.
1	Ag0stoMesmer	4 _91st
Quite lovely, despite nudging twee a few times. Moral of the story, I honestly don't know. "... a metaphor for the decay of contemporary culture..." "...you're too easy on yourself...you rationalise everything..."
1	msdstc	80 _80th
Amazing Cinematography
1	karamazov.	19 _20th
The photography looks like shit, btw.
1	MacSwell	95 _97th
This is Allen's finest tribute to New York. It's witty, well-paced and always feels realistic, treating its central relationship issues with a pleasant lightness which is beautifully complemented by the romantic Gershwin numbers throughout. The ending is sublime and features one of the best final lines of any film. The cast impress, especially Allen and Hemingway (she does a great job offering the film's only sympathetic character), and the black and white photography is exquisite.
1	dardan	36 _29th
Off-key everytime, all the time. Allen can't act, the cinematography is amateurish at best... as is the sound... among many other things wrong in this film, such as once again the continuous, ultimately self-serving and self-indulgent meta-narrative being far from anything noteworthy...
1	JPFerguson	92 _97th
Possibly the most romantic film of all time - a black and white New York landscape set to the tune of 'Rhapsody in Blue' - that still manages to be true to the difficulties and pain of intimate relationships (and with the trademark Allen humour). To me this is the most Allen of Woody Allen films. Hemingway is perfectly cast in her role, a young counterpoint to Keaton and Streep.

Average Percentile 71.15% from 4938 Ratings