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Manhattan

Woody Allen's New Comedy Hit

7.7(2,694)19791h 36m4

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$9M
Box office
$40.2M
Language
English
  • adultery
  • lolita
  • new york city
  • based on novel or book
  • based on true story
  • love
  • mistress
  • black and white
  • writer
  • relationship
  • divorce
  • true crime

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Woody Allen

Produced in

United States of America

Where to watch

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereRNew York City, New York18 Apr 1979
    • TheatricalR25 Apr 1979
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical12A23 Aug 1979
  • BrazilBR

    • Physical12DVD/VHS6 Jan 2004
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP5 Dec 1979
    • Theatrical4k restoration26 Apr 2017
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1230 Aug 1979
  • GreeceGR

    • TheatricalRe-Issue28 Aug 2008
    • TheatricalRe-Issue14 Sept 2023
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical1819 Nov 1981
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical187 Sept 1979
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical4 Oct 1979
  • NetherlandsNL

    • TheatricalAL2 Jan 2003
    • TVALNPO 228 Aug 2015
  • NorwayNO

    • Theatrical1626 Dec 1979
  • PolandPL

    • Theatrical181 Sept 1980

Frequently asked questions

Manhattan was released on 25 April 1979.

Audience reviews

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    tmdb47633491

    4/7/2018

    8/10

    Having seen this four or five times now since I was a kid, I can definitively say this is the best Woody Allen introduction for newcomers. Visually it's his best work (for those who don't know, the cinematographer Gordon Willis did The Godfather Parts 1 & 2 earlier the same decade, so it's no surprise). Not as insightful or engrossing as Hannah or Misdemeanors, but the writing's up there. Mariel Hemingway's a crown j…

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    Filipe Manuel Neto

    10/6/2023

    3/10

    **In the shadow of “Annie Hall”.** I decided to watch this film last week, after the visit that Woody Allen himself made to my country, with his jazz band and an interesting lecture at the National Cinematheque for invitations only. Despite having seen several of the director's films and not even considering him bad, he always seemed overvalued to me. He won the Oscar for Best Director and was nominated for the aw…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    8/7/2024

    6/10

    Well guess what? It's Woody Allen as "Isaac" - a man facing a series of mid-life crises whilst trying to write a book. He's not the only one. Ex-wife turned lesbian "Jill" (Meryl Streep) is planning on writing her own kiss-and-tell (or more likely a punch-and-tell) whilst still getting her alimony and her attitude isn't gonna change when he starts dating a woman less than half of his age. She is the impressionable "T…

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