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New York Stories

New York Stories

1989
Comedy, Drama
2h 4m
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Avg Percentile 43.29% from 700 total ratings

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Rated 18 Feb 2010
6
55th
Scorsese's part is good, Woody's is the best by a mile and Coppola's is so embarrassingly bad that I can't believe they left it in the movie. Just a terrible, terrible script by Francis and Sofia. Woody's part was hilarious though, just hope you can get through Coppola's to see it.
Rated 06 Feb 2012
50
25th
With the three directors being Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola & Woody Allen, you'd expect something pretty spectacular. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Scorsese's film was alright. It had some nice stuff, but nothing special. Coppola's film was terrible. I didn't even get it, really. It was strange & quite off-putting. Thankfully, Allen's film was good. It was funny, fun & typically Woody Allen. It's probably not his best work, but it was entertaining & the best of the three by far.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
84
95th
84 is for the Scorsese; 70 for the Woody Allen; 20 for the Coppola. I could have averaged them, for a mean score of 58, but that seemed pretty meaningless.
Rated 31 Mar 2009
57
32nd
Coppola's work decreases the average point.. I liked Scorsese's film .. Woody Allen knows how to create lovable female characters :D Mae Qustel was funny :D
Rated 10 May 2009
79
75th
The last one, Woody Allen's Oedipus Wrecks was great! I like the typical Jewish mother -I really liked the mother figure who always knows what is best for her little boy !!!
Rated 27 Jan 2011
20
6th
I wish that New York Stories didn't exist so that Woody Allen's Oedipus Wrecks could have been its own feature. It was hilarious. He makes short movies anyways, wouldn't have been that much of a stretch. It single handedly saved New York Stories. Scorsese's and Coppola's were huge bombs. So uninteresting.
Rated 07 Nov 2011
40
19th
Scorsese's part is good. The other two's aren't worth your time.
Rated 26 Mar 2012
70
37th
Scorsese - 76: Interesting drama featuring a terrific performance from Nolte, but hampered by overdone directorial choices. A fascinating stylistic exercise, but ultimately hollow. Coppola - 38: Irritatingly saccharin and coy fable; borderline unwatchable at times, though Storaro's cinematography is exquisite. Performances are patronising in the worst way. Allen - 94: Hilarious and witty comedy; Woody is wonderful in the lead, Questel a scream in support. Great bit for Kavner as well.
Rated 20 Nov 2012
55
23rd
Unfortunately the only short film that is worth a damn is Scorsese's "Life Lessons". Coppola's film "Life Without Zoe" is a bore, and Allen's film has a funny payoff that is true to its "Oedipus Wrecks" name - but the getting there just isn't very funny. As a fan of all three big directors, this is a shame. Scorsese's film is quite good as a portrayal of art and ego.
Rated 16 Feb 2013
71
24th
Allen's story is easily the best for me. Scorsese's ok and Coppola is weak but still worth, in case you wanna see some of Sofia's later leitmotiv starting to be sketched (in a very poor way, though).
Rated 12 May 2013
55
19th
Allen and Scorsese's pieces are decent enough and enjoyable, but oh man, Coppola's is a disaster.
Rated 03 Aug 2015
63
25th
Scorsese - 71, Coppola - 40, Allen - 77.
Rated 12 Nov 2017
49
46th
Allen section good, Scorsese eh, Coppola fuck you.
Rated 15 Dec 2006
62
20th
Allen's is easily the best one here. Scorsese's story is annoying and Coppola's is downright awful.
Rated 16 Feb 2007
93
95th
Martin Scorsese best work, Woody Allen funny as alway, Francis Ford Coppola can do without
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
28th
The only piece I remember as having any impact was the Nick Nolte painting scenes.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
88
68th
Not great by any stretch of the word, but I still find it watchable. For me, Allen's is the best.
Rated 10 Sep 2009
60
57th
Martin Scorsese's "Life Lessons" - 95 (Excellent) Francis Ford Coppola's "Life without Zoe" - 30 (Bad) Woody Allen's "Oedipus Wrecks" - 50 (Average)
Rated 10 Sep 2009
80
74th
Scorsese's film was the best here better than I expected:p allen wasnt very good :/
Rated 14 Sep 2009
80
82nd
The 80 is for the Scorsese; Woody Allen's gets a 75. I didn't watch the Coppola section, on advice.
Rated 10 Dec 2009
75
37th
Scorsese: 08,00; Coppola: 00,00; Allen: 08,50.
Rated 19 Feb 2010
51
9th
Only worth it for "Life Lessons."
Rated 09 Apr 2010
53
19th
3 people organize a potluck and they all serve carbohydrates
Rated 24 May 2010
90
91st
This grade refers only to Allen's film
Rated 16 Jul 2010
58
18th
até aqui só assisti ao Édipo arrasado. engraçadinho, cheio de neurose e final 'padrinhos mágicos'. woody pleno. é bom.
Rated 11 Oct 2010
45
4th
Scorsese's segment is very good, but Woody's is a waste of time and Coppola's is a torment.
Rated 13 Nov 2010
63
30th
Life Lessons by Martin Scorsese-88 Life Without Zoe by Francis Ford Coppola-37 Oedipus Wrecks by Woody Allen-50
Rated 16 Dec 2010
80
37th
Scorsese and Woody turn in great films but man, Coppola's segment is bad.
Rated 03 Jan 2011
70
30th
I was a little disappointed; these directors have done way better than this.
Rated 26 Mar 2011
60
48th
Marty. Good. Coppola. Bad. Woody. Passable.
Rated 12 Jul 2011
60
24th
Scorsese's was the best, Allen's was ok, Coppola's was awful.
Rated 07 Aug 2011
6
40th
Life lessons-7 Life without Zoe-4 Oedipus wrecks-7
Rated 08 Dec 2011
90
94th
I'd love to rate this one 100 for Scorsese, but I have to fine it 5 points per disappointing segment...
Rated 30 Mar 2012
65
29th
The Scorsese and Allen segments were good, Coppola's was pretty awful.
Rated 09 Jul 2012
70
34th
Excellent ensemble cast, but two of the three stories here suck pretty badly, the only one that's really worth watching is Woody Allen's, of course.
Rated 06 Jan 2013
3
31st
Scorsese= 5, Allen = 4, Coppola = one of the most painful 33 minutes I have ever sat through.
Rated 31 Jan 2013
60
45th
Nice efforts from Scorsese and Allen. Coppola's is garbage.
Rated 02 Apr 2013
40
0th
I heard Coppola's was the worst part, after the first 5 mintutes I figured; 'this must be the really shit one'. It was not. Allen's one was ok.
Rated 16 Jun 2013
55
25th
Coppola's segment is pretty excruciating. I had heard about it but I still wasn't prepared for it. It sucks to say, but I think as a whole this movie might've been elevated if Coppola's segment wasn't included.
Rated 01 Apr 2014
40
14th
Three short stories about atypical New Yorkers, each one more obnoxious than the last!
Rated 20 May 2014
76
26th
86 for Scorsese, 66 for Coppola, 76 for Allen
Rated 19 Jun 2015
80
45th
Scorsese's part is great, well shot and joy to watch. Coppola disappointed a bit. Allen's exaggerations were so-so.
Rated 29 Aug 2015
68
70th
Unsurprisingly, all three segments are well directed, but after Scorsese's nice relationship drama (a wink to Last Tango), the film slumps into Coppola - whose pacey execution of a pointless script is redeemed only by Giancarlo Giannini's presence (though unlisted here, Talia Shire also stars). It then soars again with Woody Allen's hilarious and highly memorable surrealist comedy about the disappearing mother, who is played by a literally celestial Mae ("Betty Boop") Questel.
Rated 06 Feb 2016
55
45th
Coppola, what tha fuck was that?!
Rated 24 Feb 2016
54
9th
A disappointing effort from all three filmmakers -- they may be masters at making feature films, but not medium-length ones. Scorsese's is well made and features good acting, but ultimately leads nowhere. Coppola's leads even more into nowhere, but does seem to make some playful connection between wealthy women and wealthy girls. Allen's features a fun story, but isn't milked for all its humorous worth, and ends on a thoroughly unsatisfying and inconclusive manner.
Rated 01 Oct 2018
69
37th
68.50.
Rated 04 Jul 2020
55
41st
The Scorsese story is stimulating and very well done - it's not easy to portray the tortured artist in a sincere way - while the Coppola story is very poor and the Allen story does not fulfil its potential. So, watch the first story and give the other two a miss.
Rated 29 Aug 2020
64
15th
Suck really, but it was fun to feel the 80's again.
Rated 19 Jan 2021
52
55th
One good story, one so so children's one and a very lame Woody Allen one.
Rated 23 Mar 2021
90
81st
Life Lessons= Very well directed by Scorsese, it was nice to look at the art class in New York. ??? Life Without Zoe= I think Coppola wanted to show us the mother-child relationship with this segment, not good compared to others but above average. ? Oedipus Wrecks= Think film's best segment. Great comedy by Woody. It was interesting to see Woody's mother-son relationship just like Coppola, though Woody's better. He portrayed the Jewish-NY duo beautifully. ?????
Rated 20 Jun 2021
75
83rd
3 büyük yönetmenden ilginç öyküler. Martin Scorsese'den azgın teke halleri. Francis Ford Coppola'da zengin sosyete çocuğu olmak. Woody Allen'da anam garip anam. 3 sade öykü. Kafa dağıtmaca. Daha dün annemizin kollarında yaşarken. Şimdi okullu olduk. Sınıfları doldurduk. Sevinçliyiz hepimiz. Yaşasın okulumuz.
Rated 07 Jan 2022
68
37th
Three of the greatest directors of all-time get together and make.... A meh movie that doesn't really say that much about New York as a whole. Scorsese's part is well-acted and beautifully shot, though a little overwrought. Coppola's portion is god awful, the characters are just dreadful. It's colorful though. Allen's section is the best, the only one with a completely constructed story, and ends the film on a strong note. Man, that Coppola section really pulls it down though...
Rated 14 Jul 2023
45
33rd
three short films walk into a bar, the first is a forgettable tale about a scumbag artist; the second is a disney channel show but somehow worse; the third is a hilarious story about the son of an overbearing jewish mother. what do they all have in common? they're all wondering what the hell they're doing on the same feature film. 46 for Scorsese, 8 for Coppola, 80 for Allen.
Rated 31 Jul 2023
40
15th
allen's segment is fine. scorsese's part is huge creep show, which would be totally nixed in the post me-too era. this wouldn't be a loss, since the story sucks anyway. coppola's segment is outright baffling. it's basically an episode out of a nickelodeon show. on a side note, we've no idea how the stories relate to new york, since they could have literally taken place in any major city in the world. a major let down in most regards.

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