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Hannah and Her Sisters

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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

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Average Rating:8.4/10

Consensus: Smart, tender, and funny in equal measure, Hannah and Her Sisters is one of Woody Allen's finest films.

Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Woody Allen combined the best parts of his earlier films in creating HANNAH AND HER SISTERS, his 1986 masterwork about the changing relationships among three sisters living in New York City. Hannah... Woody Allen combined the best parts of his earlier films in creating HANNAH AND HER SISTERS, his 1986 masterwork about the changing relationships among three sisters living in New York City. Hannah (Mia Farrow) has put her acting career aside in order to take care of her family with second husband Elliot (Michael Caine in an Oscar-winning performance). Elliot has fallen in love with Hannah's sister Lee (Barbara Hershey), who herself is feeling suffocated by her cynical, mean-spirited loner of a lover, played with great intensity by Ingmar Bergman regular Max von Sydow. Meanwhile, third sister Holly (Oscar winnner Dianne Wiest) is struggling to find her own voice, working as a caterer while she tries to get her own acting career going. And in the middle of everything is Mickey (Woody Allen at his most neurotic), a television writer who is divorced from Hannah, has dated Holly, and, when he suspects he might have a brain tumor, decides to reevaluate his life and his faith in God. HANNAH AND HER SISTERS is Allen's most fully realized, optimistic adult comedy. He won a well-deserved Oscar for his marvelous screenplay, filled with his trademark sharp, witty dialogue, his undying passion for New York (its culture, architecture, music, romance), and some of his most well developed characters. The cast is extraordinary, the music illuminating, the settings magnificent. Taking place over the course of a few Thanksgivings, Allen's insightful, wonderful film is a thoroughly enjoyable mature look at the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of family life. [More]

Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Barbara Hershey

Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Barbara Hershey, Michael Caine, Max Von Sydow, Maureen O'Sullivan, John Turturro, Lloyd Nolan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Carrie Fisher

Director: Woody Allen

Director: Woody Allen
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Producer: Robert Greenhut

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Reviews for Hannah and Her Sisters

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One of Woody's best ever; a highly intelligent and witty comedy with a magical script and perfect portrayls of well rounded characters.

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10/10/07
David Parkinson
David Parkinson
Empire Magazine
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A film of great tenderness and humanity.

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10/10/07
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It is an articulate, literate film, full of humanity and perception about its sometimes less-than-loveable characters.

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06/24/06
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Another masterpiece.

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04/18/01
Matt Ford
Matt Ford
BBC
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The tangled web of relationships is very effectively done, but just as affecting is Allen's portrayal of the city he loves.

Full Review Source: Film and Felt | comment Comment
10/14/09
Gabe Leibowitz
Gabe Leibowitz
Film and Felt

Its plot has the elegant geometry of a Philip Barry play.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
11/21/08
Richard Corliss
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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The comedy-drama succeeds as a sharply pointed portrait of sibling rivalry.

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09/14/08
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Sharply written and extremely well-acted, Allen's serio-comic ensemble-driven saga about one large neurotic family, a huge artistic and commercial hit at the time, is arguably his last great picture.

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02/28/08
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Hannah is the New York of competitive living and, as such, it’s as true a city portrait as they come.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
01/18/08
Joshua Rothkopf
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out New York

Allen's way of setting himself up as a fount of moral wisdom is as insufferable as ever, but at least the preachiness is alleviated by some genuine wit.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
10/10/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

One of Woody Allen's great films. Indeed, he makes nary a misstep from beginning to end in charting the amorous affiliations of three sisters and their men over a two-year period.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
10/10/07
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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The film lives and breathes. It's a masterwork.

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11/17/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

This movie feels real, the people seem real and the situations all ring true.

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07/28/06
JoBlo
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Ranks among Allen's masterpieces.

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10/25/05
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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02/22/05
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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07/26/04
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Achieves the kind of perfect balance that comes along maybe once in a filmmaker's career.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
05/26/04
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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04/24/04
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

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04/16/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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04/06/04
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
 
 
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