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Autumn in New York

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Autumn in New York

PG-13

Released Aug 11, 2000

1h 43m

Romance

Drama

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Will Keane, a New York restaurateur, infamous verging-on-50 playboy, acts as the master of the no-commitment seduction until he runs into an unexpected dead end when he meets Charlotte Fielding. Charlotte is half Will's age and twice his match, a 21-year-old free spirit yearning to get out and taste the excitement of adult life.

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Critics Consensus

Although the film isn't as bad as feared (it wasn't pre-screened for reviews), it's not that good, either. Most noticable flaws are the sappy romantic cliches and lack of chemistry between Gere and Ryder.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Richard Gere’s phoniest acting tic has to be the way that he tosses back his head and laughs, in ”spontaneous” delight, at his romantic costar.

Rated: C

Sep 7, 2011

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Emanuel Levy

Variety

Utterly banal, Joan Chen's tediously sappy romance is a kind of modern-day Love Story (a better film!) with a "twist": Richard Gere's suave lover is old enough to be Winona Ryder's father.

Rated: C-

Jul 21, 2007

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Tim Cogshell

Boxoffice Magazine

Melodrama is bad enough, contrived melodrama is worse, and badly written contrived melodrama is Autumn in New York.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 5, 2002

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Jae-Ha Kim

Jae-Ha Kim

"Autumn in New York" is made to tug at our heartstrings. But with its rote story line, the film proves to be little more than pretty eye candy in the form of stars Richard Gere and Winona Ryder.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 27, 2023

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Mark Steyn

The Spectator

You can't help but be aware of the structural flaw in this tale of redemption.

Feb 2, 2018

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...the feel of an old-school weeper...

Rated: 2/4

Jun 12, 2015

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The cinematography is stunning, the atmosphere is dreamy and elegant, and Winona gives one of her most tender, heartbreaking performances. That fragility, that soft defiance — it’s pure magic. The film feels like a poem in motion. Who cares if it’s melodramatic? That’s the point. It’s about fleeting love, mortality, and beauty. And the soundtrack? Devastating in the best way.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/16/25

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Kathryn V

Dissapointed in Gere doing this movie, some of the scenes and huge age gap. The movie just didn't work at all. Tacky bad movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Kirsten W

There are a few moments that I love in this movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/28/24

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babarizam

There were many wrong things about this movie 1- script 2- acting 3-delivery

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/24

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Blu B

So it's like a Terms of Endearment and Harold & Maude hybrid....just not as good as those. Boring genric music and everything else about it subpar. It goes from creepy/awkward with the relationship to just flat out boring in the middle to just ok at the end. Ryder & Gere are passable but don't really have any chemistry together. None of the characters are that likeable, it feels like its' trying to tug on heartstrings, and feels like there isn't really any clear story between the two of them and mostly focuses on Gere being a jerk. But he's never likeable like say High Infidelity, he just keeps making dick moves with no real explanation why. It feels so forced how they get together out of nowhere and how she's not creeped out at all. Also, Ryder doesn't look sick at all so it's hard to believe she's terminally ill when she looks peak and fit 99% of the time. The middle gets so boring focusing o him sleeping with his ex and drags adding nothing and I have no idea why she'd get back with him after that. Honestly, even if your a big fan of any actors in this, skip it anyway.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/24

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John A

Not a bad film like many critics have made it out to be. The leads do lack the resonant kind of chemistry a film like this needs. This early 2000's wanna-be tearjerker has moments of visual flair and Ryder is an almost perfect "it girl".

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/27/23

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Synopsis

Will Keane, a New York restaurateur, infamous verging-on-50 playboy, acts as the master of the no-commitment seduction until he runs into an unexpected dead end when he meets Charlotte Fielding. Charlotte is half Will's age and twice his match, a 21-year-old free spirit yearning to get out and taste the excitement of adult life.

Director: Joan Chen
Producer: Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg, Amy Robinson
Screenwriter: Allison Burnett
Distributor: Columbia Tristar, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Lakeshore Entertainment
Production Co: United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Lakeshore Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Sensuality|Language)
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 11, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.8M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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