Annie Hall (1977)

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95%

1977, Comedy/Romance, 1h 33m

RT Critics’ Score: 96% (UNBIASED)
RT Audience Score: 92%
Awards & Nominations: Won 4 Oscars
31 wins & 8 nominations total

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Critics Consensus

Filled with poignant performances and devastating humor, Annie Hall represents a quantum leap for Woody Allen and remains an American classic.

Audience Consensus

Annie Hall is the perfect rom-com for those who want to laugh, cry, and feel all the feels. Woody Allen’s witty humor and Diane Keaton’s charming performance make for a magical on-screen duo. Plus, who can resist Alvy Singer’s perfectly timed wisecracks? It’s no wonder this film is considered one of Allen’s greatest and the most important romantic comedy ever made. So grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the ride through the ups and downs of love and life in Manhattan.

Storyline

Alvy Singer, a forty year old twice divorced, neurotic, intellectual Jewish New York City stand-up comic, reflects on the demise of his latest relationship, to Annie Hall, an insecure, flighty, Midwestern WASP aspiring nightclub singer. Unlike his previous relationships, Alvy believed he may have worked out all the issues in his life through fifteen years of therapy to make this relationship with Annie last, among those issues being not wanting to date any woman that would want to date him, and thus subconsciously pushing those women away. Alvy not only reviews the many ups and many downs of their relationship, but also reviews the many facets of his makeup that led to him starting to date Annie. Those facets include growing up next to Coney Island in Brooklyn, being attracted to the opposite sex for as long as he can remember, and enduring years of Jewish guilt with his constantly arguing parents.

Production Company(ies)
Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions, Rollins-Joffe Productions,

Distributor
United Artists

Release Type
Theatrical

Filming Location(s)
36 East 68th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

MPAA / Certificate
PG

Year of Release
1977

Technical Specs

Color:

Color
Sound mix:

Dolby
Aspect ratio:

NA
Runtime:

1h 33m
Language(s):

English, German
Country of origin:

United States
Release date:

Release Date (Theaters): Jan 1, 1977 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 5, 2000

Genre(s)
Comedy/Romance

Keyword(s)
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Box Office Details

Worldwide gross: $38,287,178
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $203,012,050
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 687
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 22,138,719

US/Canada gross: $38,251,425
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA

Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $4,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $21,209,403
Production budget ranking: 1,341
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $11,421,264
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $170,381,383
ROI to date (est.): 522%
ROI ranking: 245

Cast & Crew

Woody Allen

Diane Keaton

Tony Roberts

Carol Kane

Paul Simon

Alvy Singer

Annie Hall

Rob

Allison

Tony Lacey

Woody Allen – Alvy Singer
Diane Keaton – Annie Hall
Tony Roberts – Rob
Carol Kane – Allison
Paul Simon – Tony Lacey
Colleen Dewhurst – Mom Hall

Woody Allen

Charles H. Joffe

Jack Rollins

Director

Writer

Producer

Director(s)
Woody Allen

Writer(s)
Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman

Producer(s)
Charles H. Joffe, Jack Rollins

Film Festivals
Cannes

Awards & Nominations
Won 4 Oscars
31 wins & 8 nominations total

Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Directing Winners, Oscar Best Picture Winners, Oscar Best Writing Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Winners, Oscar Winners

Top Reviews

Geoff Brown

David Robinson

James Berardinelli

Gary Arnold

Arthur Knight

Sight & Sound

Times (UK)

ReelViews

Washington Post

Hollywood Reporter

ANNIE HALL
All Critics (88) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (85) | Rotten (3)
[Woody Allen] has miraculously made his most personal film his funniest.

February 6, 2020

Geoff Brown
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
Annie Hall is as good as it is because its comedy is always on the brink of the minor tragedies of real life and love.

February 4, 2020

David Robinson
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Romantic, honest, and touching – all the kinds of things one wants from a smart rom-com that refuses to be guided by the genre’s tropes.

August 25, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4

James Berardinelli
ReelViews
TOP CRITIC
A soft, fuzzy, mildly diverting letdown.

May 5, 2017

Gary Arnold
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
Woody Allen fans will buy it 100%. Never before has the diminutive comedian been so urbane, so open – so funny. And with lovely Diane Keaton as consort, it becomes well-nigh irresistible (especially if you find Keaton as well-nigh irresistible as I do).

April 20, 2017

Arthur Knight
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
This is Woody Allen’s signature film, arguably his best and certainly his most popular.

March 3, 2015 | Rating: A+

Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper.com
TOP CRITIC
The film marks a new high point in Allen’s career, and Diane Keaton emerges as an important actress in her own right.

May 23, 2022

Tony Vandenberg
Washington Blade
The film is worthy for Best Picture on two fronts: the magical chemistry between Diane Keaton in the title role as a wannabe singer, and Allen’s perfectly timed wisecracks as a comedian on the rise playing Alvy Singer.

May 8, 2022 | Rating: 4/5

James Wegg
JWR
One of Allen’s greatest films, and the most important romantic comedy ever made (45th anniversary

April 22, 2022 | Rating: 5/5

Stephen Silver
Tilt Magazine
Only in Manhattan could this eccentric thinking work. Allen brings cultural and intellectual charisma to the screen.

March 26, 2022 | Rating: 10/10

Sabina Dana Plasse
Film Threat
Few films are as funny and heartbreakingly true, but also as immeasurably creative.

March 2, 2022 | Rating: 4/4

Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
There is so much to love, admire and enjoy about Annie Hall. Incredibly, it’s also important and groundbreaking at the same time.

June 22, 2021 | Rating: 5/5

Matt Neal
ABC Radio (Australia)…

Plot
Alvy Singer, a forty year old twice divorced, neurotic, intellectual Jewish New York City stand-up comic, reflects on the demise of his latest relationship, to Annie Hall, an insecure, flighty, Midwestern WASP aspiring nightclub singer. Unlike his previous relationships, Alvy believed he may have worked out all the issues in his life through fifteen years of therapy to make this relationship with Annie last, among those issues being not wanting to date any woman that would want to date him, and thus subconsciously pushing those women away. Alvy not only reviews the many ups and many downs of their relationship, but also reviews the many facets of his makeup that led to him starting to date Annie. Those facets include growing up next to Coney Island in Brooklyn, being attracted to the opposite sex for as long as he can remember, and enduring years of Jewish guilt with his constantly arguing parents.

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