Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- wistful
- intimate
- warm
- date night
- city film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the anthology inconsistent and unable to fully cohere, while acknowledging attractive city imagery and occasional memorable moments.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Eleven primary stories and shorter interstitial episodes collectively map romantic and human encounters across New York City.
The vignettes, skyline images, traffic montages, and varied neighborhoods collectively create a portrait of New York life.
Several stories begin with strangers meeting unexpectedly or with relationships emerging from casual or professional contact.
The film moves among comic, wistful, erotic, poignant, and contemplative vignettes rather than sustaining one uniform register.
Films like New York, I Love You, and why
Paris, je t'aime
anthology structure, romantic vignettes, and affectionate metropolitan portrait
Love Actually
interconnected romantic stories, ensemble cast, and urban emotional variety
Tokyo!
episodic city portrait combining romance, comedy, and bittersweet human encounters
Movie Details
- Directors
- Yvan Attal, Brett Ratner, Randall Balsmeyer, Allen Hughes, Jiang Wen, Joshua Marston, Shekhar Kapur, Fatih Akin, Mira Nair, Shunji Iwai, Natalie Portman
- Release Date
- 2008-09-06
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (621)
Cast
- Natalie Portman
- Hayden Christensen
- Bradley Cooper
- Ethan Hawke
- Shia LaBeouf
- Andy Garcia
- Orlando Bloom
- Chris Cooper
- Anton Yelchin
- Robin Wright
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Cineverse Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is New York, I Love You about?
- Eleven romantic and human-scale vignettes compose an affectionate, uneven mosaic of intimacy across New York City.
- What is New York, I Love You like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of New York, I Love You as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is New York, I Love You violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in New York, I Love You.
- What did critics think of New York, I Love You?
- Critics broadly found the anthology inconsistent and unable to fully cohere, while acknowledging attractive city imagery and occasional memorable moments.
- Which films are like New York, I Love You?
- Films with a similar feel include Paris, je t'aime, Love Actually, and Tokyo!.
- How long is New York, I Love You?
- New York, I Love You runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch New York, I Love You?
- In United States, New York, I Love You streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
