Summary
Life imitates art when two Manhattanites - pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil - become friends after a thought-provoking screening of "Jules et Jim," Truffaut's classic film about a decades-long ménage à trois.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 52GoodWatch 51
Letterboxd · 281 ratings3.3/5
IMDb5.9
Audience score33%
Box office
80%of its budget back
- Budget
- $6 M
- Worldwide
- $4 M
Worldwide it made back $4 M of the $6 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 55 min
Longer than most comedies, +15 min on the typical 100
typical 100115Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1980
August 15, 1980
46 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 22 more44 people
- Michael OntkeanWillie Kaufman
- Margot KidderJeannette Sutherland
- Ray SharkeyPhil D'Amico
- Jan MinerMaria Kaufman
- Tom BrennanMr. Sal Kaufman
- Julie BovassoMrs. D'Amico
- Louis GussMr. D'Amico
- Kathleen MaguireMrs. Sutherland
Kaki HunterPatti Sutherland
Kristine DeBellRena- ACAlison Cass ShurpinZelda Kaufman #4
- CVChristine VarnaiZelda Kaufman #3
- WNWalter N. LoweryPark Bum
Jerry HallKaren
Helen HanftUsed Cars Salesperson
Sol FriederPshchiatrist #2- EVEd Van NuysOfficial Clerk
- JMJill MazurskyJill
- DFDonald F. MuhichPsychiatrist #1
- AEAnn E. WileElaine
- HJHubert J. EdwardsBlack Kid
- ACAllen C. DawsonTall Boy
Alvin AlexisShort Boy
Robert TownsendThin Boy
Directing · 1
- Paul Mazursky Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 3
- Anthony Ray Unit Production Manager, Producer
- Juliet Taylor Casting
- Terence A. Donnelly Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Sven Nykvist Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Donn Cambern Editor
Sound · 2
- Claude Bolling Original Music Composer
- Georges Delerue Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Pato Guzman Production Design
- Ernie Bishop Set Decoration
- Edward Stewart Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Albert Wolsky Costume Design
- Louis Lane Makeup Artist
- Joe Cranzano Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Charlie Picerni Stunts
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