Fresh
Allen serves up a nostalgia that was utterly of its time; he incarnates an idea of the city that, even now, remains as strong as its reality and refracts his disappointed ideals into high existential crises.
Richard Brody, New Yorker
Manhattan
Woody Allen's New Comedy Hit
1979 · 1h 36m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Woody Allen
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Manhattan is not just Woody Allen's dream movie. Wistful as it is witty, it's his dream of the movies.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Fresh
Allen has, in black and white, captured the inner beauty that lurks behind the outer layer of dirt and grime in Manhattan.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
Woody Allen's great leap forward into character development and dramatic integrity.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
This is a deeply self-critical film about immaturity and the gift of real love. Many films can be said to put an epitaph on the decade, but few remain as relevant.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
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