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Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

Comedy · Drama · 1986

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.

Movie details

Hannah and Her Sisters

“A story between two Thanksgivings.”

1986 Comedy · Drama 1h 47m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.8 / 10

81.2K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

92 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

90 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.5 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Hannah and Her Sisters?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Woody Allen

Written by

Woody Allen

Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow

Hannah

Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

Lee

Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Holly

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Mickey Sachs

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Elliot

Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan

Evan

Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen O'Sullivan

Norma

Court is in session

Put Hannah and Her Sisters on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.