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Crimes and Misdemeanors

It's about love and reality. Faith and delusion. Good and evil. Success and failure.

7.4(982)19891h 44m5

A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murder; and a frustrated documentary filmmaker woos an attractive television producer while making a film about her insufferably self-centered boss.

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Status
Released
Budget
$19M
Box office
$18.3M
Language
English
  • adultery
  • new york city
  • assassin
  • professor
  • brother-in-law
  • murder
  • mistress
  • doctor
  • hired killer
  • documentary filmmaking

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Behind the camera

Director

Woody Allen

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-1313 Oct 1989
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical15(Cambridge Film Festival)12 Jul 1990
    • Theatrical1527 Jul 1990
    • Physical1528 Feb 1991
    • Physical159 Mar 2001
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical15 Feb 1990
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical23 Nov 1989
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical16 Mar 1990
    • Physical12DVD/VHS8 Dec 2003
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU21 Feb 1990
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical121 Mar 1990
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical20 Feb 1990
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical1623 Feb 1990
    • Physical16DVD11 Feb 2002

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Crimes and Misdemeanors was released on 13 October 1989.

Audience reviews

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    talisencrw

    5/13/2016

    9/10

    Definitely top-tier Woody Allen. The writing, acting and directing are first-rate, as he finishes off another of his artistic purple patches. I'm not an Alan Alda fan in the slightest simply because he's so good at this slimy, know-it-all persona that he once again carries off so effortlessly here. An essential watch for all cinephiles, and worth a purchase and rewatches for Woody Allen enthusiasts.

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    CinemaSerf

    8/8/2026

    7/10

    I think of all Woody Allen's ensemble-style critiques of societal dysfunction, this is probably my favourite. Ostensibly, it's really about the perilous peccadilloes of "Judah" (Martin Landau) who is one of those highly respected clinicians who is married to "Miriam" (Claire Bloom) but has been having an affair with "Dolores" (Anjelica Huston) for as long as he can remember. To be fair to the man, he does love both w…

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