Movies with screenplay written by Woody Allen
In my review of Woody Allen's previous misfire, Melinda and Melinda, I wrote the following: "Lately, Allen's films have sunk into a state of heightened mediocrity - sporadically entertaining, but often disappointing, at least for those clinging to ...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-12-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Situations, Profanity, Violence)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, ...
Figuring out where Woody Allen's career began its downward spiral requires little more than a glance at his filmography: 1992, with Shadows and Fog. It may be coincidental that his ugly breakup with Mia Farrow occurred shortly thereafter, but Allen ...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-03-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Radha Mitchell, Will Ferrell, Amanda Peet, ...
From time-to-time, I suppose we all succumb to daydreams of what it might be like to have lived during a different, perhaps simpler era. Filmmaker Woody Allen, whose cinematic recipes have often incorporated more than a pinch of nostalgia, embraces...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-05-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: FANTASY/COMEDY
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, ...
The film opens in an amphitheater in Greece, with an appropriately-garbed Greek chorus chanting of the deeds of Achilles and Oedipus. Suddenly, unexpectedly, the masked men and women decide to switch to the tale of Lenny Weinrib (Woody Allen) -- d...
U.S. Release Date: 1995-10-27
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, Helena Bonham Carter, ...
It’s past time for Woody Allen to go gently into retirement. The Oscar-winning director, having made some of the 20th century’s most memorable comedies, has nothing left to prove and his recent output is indicative of someone with no more sto...
U.S. Release Date: 2020-10-09
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Liev Schreiber, ...
It has been nearly a decade since Woody Allen last made an enjoyable movie (that distinction would go to either 2011’s Midnight in Paris or 2013’s Blue Jasmine, depending on individual preferences). Since then, over the span of five feature...
U.S. Release Date: 2022-01-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Wallace Shawn, Gina Gershon, Elena Anaya, ...
Woody Allen fans were thrilled when his 2005 feature, Match Point, signaled a return to form for the respected director. That, as much as anything, fueled anticipation for Scoop. There were reasons for optimism. The film, like its predecessor, i...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-07-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Woody Allen, ...
Once upon a time, calling a movie "lesser Woody Allen" might be considered a slap in the face. Now, it's more-or-less expected. In the last decade, Allen has directed two good movies: Match Point and Midnight in Paris. Everything else has been med...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-06-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Judy Davis, Woody Allen, ...
There was hope in 2005 that Woody Allen had re-discovered his groove with the release of Match Point. Since then, however, he has slipped back into the sinkhole of mediocrity that kept him from greatness throughout most of the '90s and '00s. Unfo...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-08-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Javier Bardem, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, ...
Some might wonder why it has taken so long for comedic icons Woody Allen and Larry David to work together. Their brands of humor - relying more on wit than stupidity - are similar and both inhabit the same geographical and philosophical orbits. A...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-06-19
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson, ...