Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- glamorous
- emotionally candid
- date night
- girls night
What critics said
Critics found the film funny, stylish, and buoyed by its four lead performances, but overlong and less cohesive than the television series.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Carrie's impossibly beautiful apartment, Vogue photo spread, designer wedding gown, and New York Public Library ceremony create an intentionally heightened city portrait.
Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda remain the film's core unit while navigating marriage, infidelity, fertility hopes, and relationship strain.
The wedding crisis, Steve's confession of infidelity, Samantha's difficulty with commitment, and Carrie's emotional fallout push the comedy into heavier relationship territory.
Carrie's label-less wedding dress, oversized cream-colored gown, Vogue spread, and the characters' conspicuous styling make fashion a recurring form of self-expression.
Films like Sex and the City, and why
The Devil Wears Prada
female friendship, romantic entanglements, fashion-conscious urban comedy, and emotionally candid ensemble storytelling
Bridget Jones's Diary
female friendship, romantic comedy, New York social life, and glossy fashion culture
Something's Gotta Give
relationship-centered comedy-drama, female ensemble chemistry, and frank adult romance
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
romantic comedy built around friendship, commitment anxiety, and polished metropolitan lifestyles
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Patrick King
- Release Date
- 2008-05-12
- Runtime
- 146 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (2325)
Cast
- Sarah Jessica Parker
- Kim Cattrall
- Kristin Davis
- Cynthia Nixon
- Chris Noth
- Candice Bergen
- Jennifer Hudson
- David Eigenberg
- Evan Handler
- Jason Lewis
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- YouTube TV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sex and the City about?
- Four stylish New York friends confront marriage, infidelity, commitment, and changing expectations while trying to preserve the bonds that define them.
- What is Sex and the City like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sex and the City as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Sex and the City violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Sex and the City.
- What did critics think of Sex and the City?
- Critics found the film funny, stylish, and buoyed by its four lead performances, but overlong and less cohesive than the television series.
- Which films are like Sex and the City?
- Films with a similar feel include The Devil Wears Prada, Bridget Jones's Diary, Something's Gotta Give, and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
- How long is Sex and the City?
- Sex and the City runs 146 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sex and the City?
- In United States, Sex and the City streams on YouTube TV.
