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Sidewalks of New York

2001 · 107 min

A wry, talky stroll through tangled urban romances, mixing candid interviews with gentle, bittersweet comedy.

Directed by
Edward Burns
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline
In a city of 8 million people, what are the odds the perfect two will meet?
Overview
The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on the street" interviews with scenes from the six characters' lives, the film weaves a humorous and biting commentary on the game of love -- easy to start, hard to finish.

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Directed by
Edward Burns
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • loneliness
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Edward Burns
Written by
Edward Burns
Starring
Edward Burns, Heather Graham, Rosario Dawson, Dennis Farina, Brittany Murphy, David Krumholtz, Stanley Tucci, Callie Thorne
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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