Hannah and Her Sisters

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Hannah and Her Sisters

PG-13

1986

1h 46m

Comedy

Drama

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Three successive family Thanksgiving dinners mark time for Hannah (Mia Farrow), her younger sisters Lee (Barbara Hershey) and Holly (Dianne Wiest) and the men in their lives. Lee is having an affair with Hannah's husband, Elliot (Michael Caine), and trying to end her Svengali-like romance with artist Frederick (Max von Sydow). Holly is frustrated by her lack of career fulfillment and her increasing dependence on Hannah's largesse, while being courted by the hypochondriac Mickey (Woody Allen).

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

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Dolores Barclay

Associated Press

10/22/2018

Is Hannah and Her Sisters, the 14th movie written and directed by Allen, worth the wait? No.

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David Robinson

The Times (UK)

12/31/2017

Allen is one of the rare clowns with the gift of discovering the universal upon his own doorstep.

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

02/10/2014

4/4

The marvel of Hannah and Her Sisters is just how many fully realized characters and relationships Allen is able to weave into the fabric of this extraordinarily well-written film. This script is one to be studied by aspiring filmmakers.

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Sean Axmaker

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Apr 26

The bittersweet story is a superb balance of human drama and Allen’s brand of neurotic comedy... with a warmth not always seen in a lot his films.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

06/05/2024

4/4

A wondrous work so beloved in its day that the jurists for the Pulitzer Prize pushed for its script even though it was written for a film instead of a play (unfortunately, the Pulitzer committee said no way).

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David Nusair

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06/07/2023

3/4

...an erratically-paced yet mostly satisfying endeavor...

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rex W

@RT11010153 Mar 15

Hannah and Her Sisters" is Woody Allen's second-best film. Only "Manhattan" is better.

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Ivette G.

@Ivettecita Dec 31

Very last scene is odd, but I thought all the sisters were wonderful!

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michael C.

@MichaelC2 Nov 24

One of Woody Allen’s best films. Very entertaining. Loved it.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Nov 11

The worldwide gross is $40,084,041.00 over a budget of $6,400,000.00.

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@Caspero4444 Oct 26

Some scenes are interesting some not as much. A portrait of upper class New Yorkers in theater and arts professions . Its a little lacking in story and a little unbalanced in the characters all being from similar backgrounds and a bit self centered and neurotic. Could have possibly benefited from a little Romeo and Juliet with an outsider courting one of the sisters.

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Alain E

@AlainE 04/19/2025

A very nice way to study human relationships, music and even religion. Allen has the advantage of an excellent cast and superb cinematography. Superb!

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Synopsis

Three successive family Thanksgiving dinners mark time for Hannah (Mia Farrow), her younger sisters Lee (Barbara Hershey) and Holly (Dianne Wiest) and the men in their lives. Lee is having an affair with Hannah's husband, Elliot (Michael Caine), and trying to end her Svengali-like romance with artist Frederick (Max von Sydow). Holly is frustrated by her lack of career fulfillment and her increasing dependence on Hannah's largesse, while being courted by the hypochondriac Mickey (Woody Allen).

Director: Woody Allen
Producer: Robert Greenhut
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Distributor: Orion Pictures
Production Co: Orion Pictures, Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 7, 1986, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 20, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.3M
Runtime: 1h 46m