Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
90%RT Audience Score: 90%
Awards & Nominations: Won 3 Oscars
27 wins & 26 nominations total
Smart, tender, and funny in equal measure, Hannah and Her Sisters is one of Woody Allen’s finest films.
Hannah and Her Sisters is like a big, warm hug from your dysfunctional family. Woody Allen weaves together multiple storylines and characters with such ease that it’s like watching a master magician at work. The cast is top-notch, with standout performances from Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, and Michael Caine. It’s a brilliant mix of comedy and drama that will have you laughing and crying in equal measure. If you haven’t seen it yet, do yourself a favor and give it a watch. You won’t regret it.
Production Company(ies)
Warner Bros.,
Distributor
Orion Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden – 421 East 61st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
MPAA / Certificate
PG-13
Year of Release
1986
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 46m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Feb 7, 1986 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 6, 2001
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $40,084,041
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $111,060,381
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 967
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 12,111,274
US/Canada gross: $40,084,041
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $111,060,381
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 678
US/Canada opening weekend: $1,265,826
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $3,507,209
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,147
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $6,400,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $17,732,405
Production budget ranking: 1,426
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $9,548,900
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $83,779,076
ROI to date (est.): 307%
ROI ranking: 453
Mia Farrow – Hannah
Michael Caine – Elliot
Carrie Fisher – April
Barbara Hershey – Lee
Lloyd Nolan – Evan
Director(s)
Woody Allen
Writer(s)
Woody Allen
Producer(s)
Robert Greenhut
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 3 Oscars
27 wins & 26 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Writing Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Winners, Oscar Winners
All Critics (56) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (51) | Rotten (5)
Is Hannah and Her Sisters, the 14th movie written and directed by Allen, worth the wait? No.
October 22, 2018
Dolores Barclay
Associated Press
TOP CRITIC
Allen is one of the rare clowns with the gift of discovering the universal upon his own doorstep.
December 31, 2017
David Robinson
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The marvel of Hannah and Her Sisters is just how many fully realized characters and relationships Allen is able to weave into the fabric of this extraordinarily well-written film. This script is one to be studied by aspiring filmmakers.
February 10, 2014 | Rating: 4/4
Gene Siskel
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
Perfection is boring, but boring is the very last word to describe Hannah and Her Sisters, which just may be a perfect movie.
February 10, 2014
Sheila Benson
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
Hannah and Her Sisters is structured ingeniously so that seemingly separate stories eventually merge in satisfying ways.
February 10, 2014
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel
TOP CRITIC
Hannah and Her Sisters is also filmmaking of consummate skill and emotional range. It encompasses brilliant comedy and almost unbearable poignance — often in the same scene.
February 10, 2014 | Rating: 4/4
Desmond Ryan
Philadelphia Inquirer
TOP CRITIC
The finest film I’ve seen from the year I was born remains quite a thing indeed.
December 8, 2020
Scott Nye
Battleship Pretension
Brilliant but mature comic-drama about an imperfect family.
January 28, 2015 | Rating: 5/5
Renee Schonfeld
Common Sense Media
This gifted ensemble works hard to make Hannah and Her Sisters the best movie of the year so far, perhaps the best that Allen has ever made.
February 10, 2014
Joe Baltake
Philadelphia Daily News
Allen`s ear for the strained marital conversation, the fury of a breakup and the tentativeness of starting a romance is impeccable.
February 10, 2014
Candice Russell
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
The film weaves a rich Chekhovian mix, full of wry insights into the fragility of human emotions.
February 10, 2014 | Rating: 5/5
Philip Kemp
Total Film
[A] warm, multi-stranded, near-nepotistic family saga that contains the usual awkward dates, clandestine meetings and failed marriages.
February 10, 2014 | Rating: 5/5
Andrew Collins
Radio Times…
Plot
Hannah and Her Sisters follows the lives of three sisters and their romantic relationships over the course of three Thanksgiving dinners.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Woody Allen not only directed Hannah and Her Sisters, but he also starred in it as Mickey Sachs.
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