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Movies that feel like Manhattan (1979)

If you loved Manhattan, the closest films we have are Annie Hall (1977), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) and The Seven Year Itch (1955). All three share Manhattan's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.

Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.

πŸ… 93% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Woody Allenwittyplayfulcontemplativeromantictender

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Annie Hall
1977 Β· dir. Woody Allen
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.9comedy Β· drama Β· romance

The same hand behind both of them: Woody Allen

New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

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The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985 Β· dir. Woody Allen
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.6fantasy Β· comedy Β· romance

Woody Allen directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: None of the stillness Manhattan is built on

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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The Seven Year Itch
1955 Β· dir. Billy Wilder
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7comedy Β· romance

Common ground in both: adultery and writer

The difference: Not nearly as contemplative as Manhattan

When his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful publishing executive with an overactive imagination is tempted by an attractive new neighbor.

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Kal Ho Naa Ho
2003 Β· dir. Nikkhil Advani
πŸ… 75%β˜… 7.9comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Both rooted in New York City

The difference: Made in the 2000s, in a different era of the craft

An uptight MBA student falls for the charismatic new neighbor who charms her troubled family – but he has a secret that forces him to push her away.

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The Postman
1994 Β· dir. Michael Radford
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.8comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Common ground: love

Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.

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Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
1980 Β· dir. Vladimir Menshov
πŸ… 40%β˜… 8drama Β· comedy Β· romance

Both land wit and play at once

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Living together in a workers' dorm, Katerina and her friends are determined to make it in Moscow. But when a boorish cameraman forces himself on her, Katerina finds herself pregnant and alone as her friends move on. Twenty years later, Katerina is a factory director, outpacing her old roommates career-wise, yet still alone but for her daughter. Love seems possible again when she meets a genial mechanic.

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Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961 Β· dir. Blake Edwards
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.5comedy Β· romance Β· drama

The same preoccupation in both: writer

Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.

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Same Time, Next Year
1978 Β· dir. Robert Mulligan
πŸ… 40%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Contemplative where it counts, romantic underneath

A man and woman meet by chance at a romantic inn over dinner and, although both are happily married to others, they find themselves in the same bed the next morning questioning how this could have happened. They agree to meet on the same weekend each yearβ€”in the same hotel roomβ€”and the years pass each has some personal crisis that the other helps them through, often without both of them understanding what is going on.

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Harold and Maude
1971 Β· dir. Hal Ashby
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.8comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Comedy with a pulse of tenderness, in both cases

A deadpan young man obsessed with death meets an eccentric septuagenarian who teaches him to live life to the fullest.

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Match Point
2005 Β· dir. Woody Allen
πŸ… 77%β˜… 7.6drama Β· romance Β· thriller

One thread runs through both: adultery

The difference: Sits closer to thriller than Manhattan does

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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Take This Waltz
2011 Β· dir. Sarah Polley
πŸ… 79%β˜… 6.5drama Β· comedy Β· romance

Both keep coming back to the same thing: relationship

Twenty-eight-year-old Margot is happily married to Lou, a good-natured cookbook author. But when Margot meets Daniel, a handsome artist who lives across the street, their mutual attraction is undeniable.

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Smiles of a Summer Night
1955 Β· dir. Ingmar Bergman
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.7comedy Β· romance

Both are built on the same subject: mistress

Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly attracted to his new stepmother. To make matters worse, Fredrik's old flame Desiree makes a public bet that she can seduce him at a romantic weekend retreat where four couples convene, swapping partners and pairing off in unexpected ways.

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