Manhattan
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Manhattan

Woody Allen's New Comedy Hit

7.7 / 10 1979 1h 36mR English
ComedyDramaRomance

Storyline

Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.

Cast & Crew

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Isaac Davis

Lead
Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton

Mary Wilkie

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

Yale

Mariel Hemingway

Mariel Hemingway

Tracy

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Jill

Anne Byrne Hoffman

Anne Byrne Hoffman

Emily

Karen Ludwig

Karen Ludwig

Connie

Michael O'Donoghue

Michael O'Donoghue

Dennis

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Woody Allen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Manhattan is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker