
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.
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If Manhattan hit the spot, these will too

The same hand behind both of them: Woody Allen

Woody Allen directing both, with the same fingerprints on each
The difference: None of the stillness Manhattan is built on

Common ground in both: adultery and writer
The difference: Not nearly as contemplative as Manhattan

Both rooted in New York City
The difference: Made in the 2000s, in a different era of the craft

Common ground: love

Both land wit and play at once
The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

The same preoccupation in both: writer

Contemplative where it counts, romantic underneath

Comedy with a pulse of tenderness, in both cases

One thread runs through both: adultery
The difference: Sits closer to thriller than Manhattan does

Both keep coming back to the same thing: relationship

Both are built on the same subject: mistress
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