Same Time, Next Year

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Same Time, Next Year

PG

1978

1h 59m

Comedy

Drama

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In 1951, at a small California inn, George (Alan Alda) and Doris (Ellen Burstyn) have an affair. Instead of writing it off as a one-night stand, the pair decide to meet at the inn every year for a romantic retreat, away from their respective spouses and families. In the decades that follow, both George and Doris face their own personal struggles and hardships, and together they develop a level of love and intimacy that exceeds the ones found in their own marriages.

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Well done filmed play absorbs us in the characters' lives.

Jul 6, 2010

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Urban Cinefile

It's funny, sad, unexpected and moving. Just like life and its relationships

Nov 17, 2007

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Emanuel Levy

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An overlong, tiresome, excessively theatrical comedy, based on Bernard Slade's play, about a 25 year tryst of a married man and married woman (Ellen Burstyn and Alan Alda.

Rated: D+

Sep 21, 2007

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Nick Davis

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Satisfied neither to be honestly frivolous or sincerely ambitious, Same Time, Next Year winds up giving a bad name both to comedy and to drama.

Rated: F

Mar 3, 2006

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

What worked on the stage doesn't on film.

Rated: C+

Nov 23, 2005

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Sam C

Fantastic movie. Funny. Sentimental. Great acting. Beautiful story about life, love, our personal struggles as we grow older and life presents new realities that challenge our values and our way of thinking. A few elitist critics beat it up. Ignore those fools and go watch it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/30/25

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Patricia R

An all time favorite movie. Would love to see it again. Hope it streams somewhere soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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Mark A

Delightful! Burstyn and Alda do a good job.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/03/23

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Audience Member

Amazing story. I love it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

I hadn't heard of this movie until a friend recommended it, and I doubted that i would like it, but I LOVED it. It's such a romantic, incredible film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

Great script (play) adapted adequately for screen with two titans well adept to rise to the challenge of going through the years for this story

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Synopsis

In 1951, at a small California inn, George (Alan Alda) and Doris (Ellen Burstyn) have an affair. Instead of writing it off as a one-night stand, the pair decide to meet at the inn every year for a romantic retreat, away from their respective spouses and families. In the decades that follow, both George and Doris face their own personal struggles and hardships, and together they develop a level of love and intimacy that exceeds the ones found in their own marriages.

Director: Robert Mulligan
Producer: Walter Mirisch, Morton Gottlieb
Screenwriter: Bernard Slade
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal/Universal Int, The Mirisch Corporation [us], Universal Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 22, 1978, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 59m

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