Judy Berlin

Released Sep 10, 1999

1h 37m

Comedy

Drama

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77%

31 Reviews

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69%

500+ Ratings

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Judy Berlin is an aspiring actress whose zippy idealism is at odds with her small suburban community, where a solar eclipse induces town inhabitants, including a lonely housewife, frustrated schoolteacher, and introverted failure to search for solace and understanding in themselves and each other.

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I'm reminded of this movie every eclipse. I saw it in 2000 and it's still on my mind. Awesome, so creative! A good night would be to watch this and the math movie Pi.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/08/24

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slow but watchable indie

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Lyrical...funny....poetic....surreal.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Few movies have produced such a lasting and sharp ambivalence in me. The supporting cast in this piece-Madeline Kahn, Bob Dishy, Barbara Barrie, et al.-are all wonderful actors doing exquisite work with a script whose tightrope walk between suburban familiar and psychotic dreamstate keeps us riveted to the screen. And then we cut away to the principals and the movie goes to hell. Goes directly to hell. Does not pass Go. Does not collect $200. Much as I adore Edie Falco-want to bear Edie Falco's children, want to give Edie Falco multiple medals for the extraordinary achievement of being Edie Falco-she's fighting a losing battle here in trying to overcome the OMG embarrassing autobiographical material Mendelsohn has provided her. While we can be grateful to whoever served as the model for the character Judy Berlin in Mendelsohn's life and thank her for all she taught him on that train platform, we must begrudge her for withholding the most crucial lesson: DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ATTEMPT TO SHOW OFF THIS BIT OF PERSONAL GROWTH IN ONE OF YOUR MOVIES.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Dreamland on Long Island. Pretty fantastic. Madeline Kahn's final film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Decent but inconsistent.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Eric Mendelsohn

Director

Barbara Barrie

Sue Berlin

Bob Dishy

Arthur Gold

Edie Falco

Judy Berlin

Carlin Glynn

Maddie

Aaron Harnick

David Gold

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Rated: A-

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 22, 2002

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Peter Travers

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Rated: 5/5

May 10, 2001

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Joe Lozito

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Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 14, 2007

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Frank Swietek

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Rated: C+

Jul 24, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

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A humorous, melancholy look at a suburban community in Long Island whose characters include lonely housewives, frustrated teachers, and aspiring actresses, with wonderful performances by Edie Falco, Barbara Barrie and Madeline Kahn in her last role.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 13, 2006

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Synopsis

Judy Berlin is an aspiring actress whose zippy idealism is at odds with her small suburban community, where a solar eclipse induces town inhabitants, including a lonely housewife, frustrated schoolteacher, and introverted failure to search for solace and understanding in themselves and each other.

Director: Eric Mendelsohn
Screenwriter: Eric Mendelsohn
Distributor: Shooting Gallery
Production Co: Caruso/Mendelsohn Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 10, 1999, Original
Box Office (Gross USA): $467.3K
Runtime: 1h 37m