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Manhattan (1979)

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All Time

of 190,142

72

1970's

of 10,575

14

1979

of 3,575

2
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,552
  
  5
  
  Comedy of 1979
  
  of 113
  
  1
  
  Comedy of the 1970's
  
  of 1,030
  
  1
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,999
  
  48
  
  Drama of 1979
  
  of 170
  
  1
  
  Drama of the 1970's
  
  of 1,855
  
  9
Romance
- Romance All Time
  
  of 6,887
  
  11
  
  Romance of 1979
  
  of 24
  
  1
  
  Romance of the 1970's
  
  of 176
  
  2

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Manhattan (1979) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.5666

Avg Critic Score:3.4506

Manhattan (1979) Movie Reviews

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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

If Manhattan was only a romantic comedy, it would be a very good one, but the fact that the movie has so much more ambition than the 'average' entry into the genre makes it an extraordinary example of the fusion of entertainment and art. ...read the complete Manhattan movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

After taking a fresh look at the DVD of Manhattan, it's apparent that this isn't Woody Allen's greatest film. ...read the complete Manhattan movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

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eFilmCritic.com (--)

Woody Allen’s follow-up to the Academy Award-winning Annie Hall is a glorious and triumphant wet kiss to his beloved home borough. Dominated by New York City tales of romantic mismatched couples, this is a sensual delight of rare emotional honesty and...read the complete Manhattan (1979) review at eFilmCritic.com (--)

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That Cow (Andrew Bradford)

Manhattan has a great opening, probably the best of Woody Allen's films. Beautiful black and white images of, well, the island of the title, with intermixed classical and jazz music and Allen speaking the thoughts of an author writing the opening...read the complete Manhattan (1979) review at That Cow (Andrew Bradford)

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DVDBeaver.com (Carsten Czarnecki)

Woody Allen’s "Manhattan" from 1979 is one of the most romantic and beautiful movies I have ever seen. Not primarily because of the love story between Isaac (Allen) and Tracy (Mariel Hemingway), but because this is Allen’s most personal work. A...read the complete Manhattan (1979) review at DVDBeaver.com (Carsten Czarnecki)

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