Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- eccentric
- neurotic
- lazy sunday
- new york movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the anthology uneven, praising its strongest segment while finding the other two thinner or less focused.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film presents three distinct Gotham stories centered on an artist, a hotel-dwelling child, and a lawyer dominated by his mother.
Lionel Dobie's obsession with his young assistant Paulette drives the first segment's emotional conflict.
All three stories unfold as contrasting portraits of life in New York City.
The third segment follows a neurotic lawyer whose possessive mother continues to control his life.
Films like New York Stories, and why
Paris, je t'aime
shared anthology structure, urban character comedy, and romantic entanglements
Hannah and Her Sisters
shared interwoven metropolitan stories, relationship tensions, and witty dramatic tone
Manhattan
shared neurotic humor, romantic complications, and psychologically observant urban storytelling
Coffee and Cigarettes
shared anthology format, heightened city atmosphere, and comic relationship conflicts
Movie Details
- Directors
- Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen
- Release Date
- 1989-03-10
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (424)
Cast
- Nick Nolte
- Rosanna Arquette
- Patrick O'Neal
- Mae Questel
- Steve Buscemi
- Talia Shire
- Giancarlo Giannini
- Heather McComb
- Don Novello
- Jenny Nichols
Where to watch in United States
- 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 New York Stories about?
- Three sharply contrasting New York tales explore artistic obsession, childhood independence, and the absurd persistence of family control.
- What is New York Stories like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of New York Stories as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is New York Stories violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in New York Stories as mild.
- What did critics think of New York Stories?
- Critics generally found the anthology uneven, praising its strongest segment while finding the other two thinner or less focused.
- Which films are like New York Stories?
- Films with a similar feel include Paris, je t'aime, Hannah and Her Sisters, Manhattan, and Coffee and Cigarettes.
- How long is New York Stories?
- New York Stories runs 124 minutes.
- Where can I watch New York Stories?
- In United States, New York Stories is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
