Woody Allen — Playwright (44)
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The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
The Purple Rose of Cairo
★ 8.8 5 ratings
Woody Allen actor: Mia Farrow / Jeff Daniels …
other title: La rosa purpurea del Cairo / Den røde rose fra Cairo …
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
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Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Bullets Over Broadway
★ 7.1 7 ratings
Woody Allen actor: John Cusack / Chazz Palminteri …
other title: Pallottole su Broadway / Balas Sobre a Broadway …
After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a psychiatrist—but not only is she a bimbo who could never pass for a psychiatrist—she's a dreadful actress. David puts up with the leading man who is a compulsive eater, the grand dame who wants her part jazzed up, and Olive's interfering hitman/bodyguard—but, eventually he must decide whether art or life is more important.
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Zelig (1983)
Zelig
★ 8.6 5 ratings
Woody Allen actor: Woody Allen / Mia Farrow …
Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, Babe Ruth, and others.
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What's New Pussycat? (1965)
What's New Pussycat?
Clive Donner actor: Peter Sellers / Peter O'Toole …
other title: Ciao Pussycat / Hva' nyt, Pussycat? …
A playboy who refuses to give up his hedonistic lifestyle to settle down and marry his true love seeks help from a demented psychoanalyst who is having romantic problems of his own.
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Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Mighty Aphrodite
Woody Allen actor: Woody Allen / Mira Sorvino …
other title: La dea dell'amore / Poderosa Afrodite …
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.
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Match Point (2005)
Match Point
★ 5.9 11 ratings
Woody Allen actor: Jonathan Rhys Meyers / Alexander Armstrong …
Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister, Chloe. Despite the professional and financial advantages that this relationship affords him, Chris becomes obsessed with Tom's fiancee, American actress Nola.
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Coup de chance (2023)
Coup de chance
Woody Allen actor: Lou de Laâge / Valérie Lemercier …
other title: Un colpo di fortuna / Ein Glücksfall …
Fanny and Jean have everything of an ideal couple: fulfilled professionally, they live in a magnificent apartment in the beautiful districts of Paris, and seem to be in love as on the first day. But when Fanny crosses, by chance, former classmate Alain, she's immediately capsized. They see each other again very quickly and grow closer.