Play It Again, Sam
1972 · Movie · PG · 85 min · ★ 7.5 · 87% critics
After a painful breakup, a nervous movie critic tries to jump back into dating with help from a well-meaning married couple. As his awkward encounters pile up, he leans on daydreams and advice from a tough-guy screen idol inspired by a classic romance, blurring reality and fantasy in search of confidence and connection.
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Details
- Years
- 1972
- Release date
- 1972-05-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (650 votes)
About
If you enjoy neurotic romantic comedies with lots of witty banter, awkward dating mishaps, and a playful movie-obsession angle, this should click; Not for you if you dislike cringe humor or love-triangle tension like in Annie Hall.
Pros: consistently funny one-liners; sweet romantic charm; clever Casablanca homage | Cons: uneven jokes at times; some dated attitudes; romance feels familiar
Themes
- date
- hallucination
- make a match
- dating
- filmmaking
- feet
- ghost
- neurotic
- film critic
Cast & crew
Woody Allen
as Allan Felix
Diane Keaton
as Linda Christie
Tony Roberts
as Dick Christie
Jerry Lacy
as Humphrey Bogart
Susan Anspach
as Nancy
Jennifer Salt
as Sharon Lake
Joy Bang
as Julie
Viva
as Jennifer
Susanne Zenor
as Discotheque Girl
- DD
Diana Davila
as Museum Girl
Directed by Herbert Ross