Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989 104 min ★ 7.4 Comedy, Drama, Crime

A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murder; and a frustrated documentary filmmaker woos an attractive television producer while making a film about her insufferably self-centered boss.

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Cast

Woody Allen

Cliff Stern

Martin Landau

Judah Rosenthal

Mia Farrow

Halley Reed

Alan Alda

Lester

Anjelica Huston

Dolores Paley

Joanna Gleason

Wendy Stern

Sam Waterston

Ben

Jerry Orbach

Jack Rosenthal

Jenny Nichols

Jenny

Caroline Aaron

Barbara

Details

Director

Woody Allen

Tagline

"It's about love and reality. Faith and delusion. Good and evil. Success and failure."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$19,000,000

Revenue

$18,254,702

Production

Orion Pictures, Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions

Reviews

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talisencrw

May 13, 2016

★ 9/10

Definitely top-tier Woody Allen. The writing, acting and directing are first-rate, as he finishes off another of his artistic purple patches. I'm not an Alan Alda fan in the slightest simply because he's so good at this slimy, know-it-all persona that he once again carries off so effortlessly here. An essential watch for all cinephiles, and worth a purchase and rewatches for Woody Allen enthusiast...

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CinemaSerf

August 8, 2026

★ 7/10

I think of all Woody Allen's ensemble-style critiques of societal dysfunction, this is probably my favourite. Ostensibly, it's really about the perilous peccadilloes of "Judah" (Martin Landau) who is one of those highly respected clinicians who is married to "Miriam" (Claire Bloom) but has been having an affair with "Dolores" (Anjelica Huston) for as long as he can remember. To be fair to the man,...