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Summary
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 74Audiences 74GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer77%
Metascore70
Audience score81%
User score7.4
IMDb7.1
Letterboxd · 23 K ratings3.6/5
Box office
15%of its budget back
- Budget
- $30 M
- Worldwide
- $5 M
Worldwide it made back $5 M of the $30 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for comedies, −5 min on the typical 100
typical 10095Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 29 countries, rent or buy in 7 more
+19Released
1999
December 3, 1999
27 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Academy Awards2000
- Actor in a Leading Role2000Nominated
- Actress in a Supporting Role2000Nominated
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 46 more73 people
- Sean PennEmmet Ray
- Samantha MortonHattie
- Anthony LaPagliaAl Torrio
- Uma ThurmanBlanche Williams
- James UrbaniakHarry
- John WatersMr. Haynes
- Gretchen MolEllie
- Denis O'HareJake
Molly PriceAnn
Brian MarkinsonBill Shields
Tony DarrowBen
Daniel OkrentA.J. Pickman
Brad GarrettJoe Bedloe
Kaili VernoffGracie
Woody AllenHimself
Ben Duncan (DJ)Himself
Nat HentoffHimself
Douglas McGrathHimself
Dan MoranBoss
Chris BauerAce
Darryl Alan ReedDon
Constance ShulmanHazel
Kellie OverbeyIris
Katie HamillMary
Directing · 5
- Woody Allen Director, Screenplay
- Kay Chapin Script Supervisor
- Richard Patrick First Assistant Director
- Lisa Janowski Second Assistant Director
- Brian A. York Second Second Assistant Director
Production · 28
- J.E. Beaucaire Executive Producer
- Jean Doumanian Producer
- Laura Rosenthal Casting
- Juliet Taylor Casting
- Jessica Glass Location Production Assistant
- Letty Aronson Co-Executive Producer
Camera · 8
- Zhao Fei Director of Photography
- Michael Green Camera Operator
- A. Lee Morris Camera Loader
- Bob Brennan Best Boy Grip
- John Clifford Still Photographer
- George Patsos Key Grip
Editing · 3
- Alisa Lepselter Editor
- Sheri Bylander Assistant Editor
- Sara Corrigan Assistant Editor
Sound · 16
- Dick Hyman Music
- Robert Hein Supervising Sound Editor
- George A. Lara Foley Recording Engineer
- Jay Peck Foley Artist
- Marko Costanzo Foley Artist
- Sylvia Menno Dialogue Editor
Art · 18
- Santo Loquasto Production Design
- Regina Graves Assistant Set Decoration
- Ron Petagna Sr. Construction Coordinator
- Robin McAllister Assistant Property Master
- Beth Kuhn Assistant Art Director
- Jon Kaloudis Art Department Assistant
Costume & Make-Up · 12
- Laura Bauer Costume Design
- Robert Kushner Wigmaker
- Elizabeth Roles Wardrobe Assistant
- Bobby Frederick Tilley Assistant Costume Designer
- Milton Buras Hairstylist
- Eva Polywka Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 2
- Thomas Rosseter Visual Effects Supervisor
- Camille Geier Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 2
- Jack Coffen Best Boy Electric
- Michael Proscia Jr. Gaffer
Other crew · 17
- Peter Bucossi Stunt Coordinator
- Katy Kei Cunningham Post Production Assistant
- Patrick McMahon Set Production Assistant
- Norman Douglass Stunts
- Cliff Schorr Scenic Artist
- Carl Turnquest Projection
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