Overview
A poignant exploration of family dynamics and personal crises unfolds during a festive Thanksgiving gathering.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- sardonic
- tender
- date night
- lazy sunday
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a smart, tender, and exceptionally assured fusion of comedy and drama, with a dense ensemble script and humane performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hannah, Holly, Lee, Elliot, and Mickey receive interlocking storylines that repeatedly reshape one another.
Hannah is the family’s reliable adviser and caretaker while suppressing her own emotional needs.
Mickey’s hypochondria, Elliot’s attraction to Lee, and Holly’s insecurity generate comic but consequential romantic complications.
Mickey’s fear of death and uncertainty about the afterlife drive a major personal crisis.
Films like Hannah and Her Sisters, and why
Manhattan
interwoven romantic entanglements, neurotic urban characters, and a witty balance of comedy with emotional self-examination
The Ice Storm
ensemble relationship drama set among sophisticated new yorkers, combining romantic confusion, family tension, and literary dialogue
The Royal Tenenbaums
warmly comic but psychologically layered portrait of family members whose private desires disrupt apparently stable relationships
Movie Details
- Director
- Woody Allen
- Release Date
- 1986-02-07
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (1207)
Cast
- Mia Farrow
- Barbara Hershey
- Dianne Wiest
- Woody Allen
- Michael Caine
- Lloyd Nolan
- Maureen O'Sullivan
- Carrie Fisher
- Julie Kavner
- Max von Sydow
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Criterion Channel, MGM Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Hannah and Her Sisters about?
- Three sisters and the people orbiting them navigate tangled romances, family expectations, artistic insecurity, and a crisis of meaning in witty, tender New York comedy-drama.
- What is Hannah and Her Sisters like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hannah and Her Sisters as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Hannah and Her Sisters violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Hannah and Her Sisters.
- What did critics think of Hannah and Her Sisters?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a smart, tender, and exceptionally assured fusion of comedy and drama, with a dense ensemble script and humane performances.
- Which films are like Hannah and Her Sisters?
- Films with a similar feel include Manhattan, The Ice Storm, and The Royal Tenenbaums.
- How long is Hannah and Her Sisters?
- Hannah and Her Sisters runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Hannah and Her Sisters?
- In United States, Hannah and Her Sisters streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Criterion Channel, MGM Plus.
