Woody Allen's New Comedy Hit
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.
ComedyDramaRomanceadulterylolitanew york citybased on novel or bookbased on true storylovemistressblack and whitewriterrelationshipdivorcetrue crime
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Character
Prestige, character-led, meticulous and classical in form.
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
- rawmeticulous
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
Who loves it, who doesn't
33 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Empaths.
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Cast
- Woody AllenIsaac Davis
- Diane KeatonMary Wilkie
- Michael MurphyYale
- Mariel HemingwayTracy
- Meryl StreepJill
- Anne Byrne HoffmanEmily
- Karen LudwigConnie
- Michael O'DonoghueDennis
- Gary WeisTelevision Director
- Kenny VanceTelevision Producer
Crew
- Woody AllenDirector
- Woody AllenWriter
- Marshall BrickmanWriter
- Gordon WillisDirector of Photography
- Susan E. MorseEditor
- Charles H. JoffeProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
The Graduate 196778% alikeClose across the board.
A Serious Man 200978% alikeBoth prestige.
The Royal Tenenbaums 200177% alikeBoth prestige, character-led.
Breakfast on Pluto 200577% alikeBoth prestige.
Ghost World 200177% alikeBoth character-led.
Being There 197975% alikeClose across the board.
Man on the Moon 199974% alikeClose across the board.
Hannah and Her Sisters 198674% alikeClose across the board.
Irma Vep 202266% alikeSeries · Both prestige; this one is more nostalgic.
Karma. Incarnation 1 201662% alikeGame · Close across the board.
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