New York Stories
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62% Critic Match

New York Stories

One city. Three stories tall.

6.2 / 10 1989 2h 4mPG English
ComedyDramaRomance

Storyline

Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" (Martin Scorsese), a tormented painter channels heartbreak into his art. In "Life Without Zoë" (Francis Ford Coppola), a precocious 12-year-old navigates privilege and loneliness in a Manhattan hotel. And in "Oedipus Wrecks" (Woody Allen), a man’s domineering mother literally becomes a looming presence over New York.

Cast & Crew

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Lionel Dobie

Lead
Rosanna Arquette

Rosanna Arquette

Paulette

Patrick O'Neal

Patrick O'Neal

Phillip Fowler

Mae Questel

Mae Questel

Mother

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Gregory Stark

Talia Shire

Talia Shire

Charlotte

Giancarlo Giannini

Giancarlo Giannini

Claudio

Heather McComb

Heather McComb

Zoe

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Francis Ford Coppola's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. New York Stories is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker