Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- nostalgic
- wistful
- date night
- nostalgic movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually lovely and charmingly performed, with genuine bittersweet pleasures that offset its familiar and predictable story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Vonnie must choose between Bobby's devoted affection and her married relationship with Phil, making compromise central to the story.
Bobby enters Phil's network of stars, agents, parties, and fashionable nightlife before becoming involved in New York's club culture.
The story looks back on love gained and lost, pairing period music and elegant surroundings with lingering emotional regret.
Bobby's anxious introspection and the film's witty exchanges place romantic uncertainty inside Woody Allen's urbane comic tradition.
Films like Café Society, and why
The Philadelphia Story
bittersweet romantic triangle, witty dialogue, sophisticated period atmosphere, and reflections on missed opportunities
Midnight in Paris
nostalgic show-business setting, elegant visual style, romantic melancholy, and comedy-drama balance
The Apartment
period romance shaped by social ambition, unrequited love, and polished ensemble comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Woody Allen
- Release Date
- 2016-05-11
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (2863)
Cast
- Jesse Eisenberg
- Kristen Stewart
- Steve Carell
- Blake Lively
- Parker Posey
- Corey Stoll
- Jeannie Berlin
- Ken Stott
- Anna Camp
- Paul Schneider
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Café Society about?
- A young New Yorker enters glamorous 1930s Hollywood and finds his hopes for love and success complicated by an impossible romantic choice.
- What is Café Society like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Café Society as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Café Society violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Café Society as mild.
- What did critics think of Café Society?
- Critics broadly found the film visually lovely and charmingly performed, with genuine bittersweet pleasures that offset its familiar and predictable story.
- Which films are like Café Society?
- Films with a similar feel include The Philadelphia Story, Midnight in Paris, and The Apartment.
- How long is Café Society?
- Café Society runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Café Society?
- In United States, Café Society streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
