Woody Allen filmography

Woody Allen has acted in, directed, and written many films starting in the 1960s. His first film was the 1965 comedy What's New Pussycat?, which featured him as both writer and performer. Feeling that his New Yorker humor clashed with director Clive Donner's British sensibility, he decided to direct all future films from his own material. He was unable to prevent other directors from producing films based on previous stage plays of his to which he had already sold the film rights, notably 1972's successful film Play it Again, Sam from the 1969 play of the same title directed by Herbert Ross.

Allen in the early 1970s

Allen's directorial debut, the 1966 film What's Up, Tiger Lily?, was a dramatic Japanese spy movie re-dubbed in English with completely new, comedic dialog. He continued to write, direct, and star in comedic slapstick films such as Take the Money and Run (1969), Bananas (1971) and Sleeper (1973), before finding widespread critical acclaim for his romantic comedies Annie Hall (1977) and Manhattan (1979); he won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for the former. Despite being influenced by European art cinema and venturing into more dramatic territory, with Interiors (1978) and Another Woman (1988) being prime examples of this transition, he continued to direct several comedies.

In addition to works of fiction, Allen appeared as himself in many documentaries and other works of non-fiction, including Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures, Wild Man Blues and The Concert for New York City. He has also been the subject of and appeared in three documentaries about himself, including To Woody Allen, From Europe with Love in 1980, Woody Allen: A Life in Film in 2001 and the 2011 PBS American Masters documentary, Woody Allen: a Documentary (directed by Robert B. Weide). He also wrote for and contributed to a number of television series early in his career, including The Tonight Show as guest host.

According to Box Office Mojo, Allen's films have grossed a total of more than $575 million, with an average of $14 million per film (domestic gross figures as a director). Currently, all of the films he directed for American International Pictures, United Artists and Orion Pictures between 1965 and 1992 are owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which acquired all the studios in separate transactions. The films he directed by ABC Pictures are now property of American Broadcasting Company, who in turn licensed their home video rights to MGM.

Films

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Feature films

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Year Title Director Writer Actor Role Ref.
1965 What's New Pussycat? No Yes Yes Victor Shakapopulis [1]
1966 What's Up, Tiger Lily? Yes Yes Yes Himself / Various voices [2]
1967 Casino Royale No No Yes Dr. Noah / Jimmy Bond [3]
1969 Take the Money and Run Yes Yes Yes Virgil Starkwell [2]
Don't Drink the Water No Yes No [2]
1971 Bananas Yes Yes Yes Fielding Mellish [2]
1972 Play It Again, Sam No Yes Yes Allan Felix [I]
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*
(*But Were Afraid to Ask)
Yes Yes Yes Victor Shakapopulis / Fabrizio / The Fool / Sperm #1 [2]
1973 Sleeper Yes Yes Yes Miles Monroe [2]
1975 Love and Death Yes Yes Yes Boris Grushenko [2]
1976 The Front No No Yes Howard Prince [4]
1977 Annie Hall Yes Yes Yes Alvy Singer [2]
1978 Interiors Yes Yes No [2]
1979 Manhattan Yes Yes Yes Isaac Davis [2]
1980 Stardust Memories Yes Yes Yes Sandy Bates [2]
1982 A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy Yes Yes Yes Andrew [2]
1983 Zelig Yes Yes Yes Leonard Zelig [2]
1984 Broadway Danny Rose Yes Yes Yes Danny Rose [2]
1985 The Purple Rose of Cairo Yes Yes No [2]
1986 Hannah and Her Sisters Yes Yes Yes Mickey Sachs [2]
1987 Radio Days Yes Yes Yes Joe (voice) [2]
King Lear No No Yes Mr. Alien (cameo) [5]
September Yes Yes No [2]
1988 Another Woman Yes Yes No [2]
1989 New York Stories Partial Partial Yes Sheldon Mills
Crimes and Misdemeanors Yes Yes Yes Cliff Stern [2]
1990 Alice Yes Yes No [2]
1991 Scenes from a Mall No No Yes Nick Fifer [6]
Shadows and Fog Yes Yes Yes Kleinman [2]
1992 Husbands and Wives Yes Yes Yes Gabe Roth [2]
1993 Manhattan Murder Mystery Yes Yes Yes Larry Lipton [2]
1994 Bullets Over Broadway Yes Yes No [2]
Don't Drink the Water Yes Yes Yes Walter Hollander [7]
1995 Mighty Aphrodite Yes Yes Yes Lenny Weinrib [2]
1996 Everyone Says I Love You Yes Yes Yes Joe Berlin [2]
1997 Deconstructing Harry Yes Yes Yes Harry Block [2]
1998 Antz No Uncredited Yes Z-4195 (voice) [8]
The Impostors No No Uncredited Audition Director (cameo) [8]
Celebrity Yes Yes No [2]
1999 Sweet and Lowdown Yes Yes Yes Himself [2]
2000 Company Man No No Uncredited Lowther (cameo)
Small Time Crooks Yes Yes Yes Ray [2]
Picking Up the Pieces No No Yes Tex Crowley [2]
2001 The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Yes Yes Yes C.W. Briggs [2]
2002 Hollywood Ending Yes Yes Yes Val Waxman [2]
2003 Anything Else Yes Yes Yes David Dobel [2]
2004 Melinda and Melinda Yes Yes No [2]
2005 Match Point Yes Yes No [2]
2006 Scoop Yes Yes Yes Sid Waterman [2]
2007 Cassandra's Dream Yes Yes No [2]
2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona Yes Yes No [2]
2009 Whatever Works Yes Yes No [2]
2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Yes Yes No [2]
2011 Midnight in Paris Yes Yes No [9]
2012 Paris Manhattan No No Yes Himself (cameo) [2]
To Rome with Love Yes Yes Yes Jerry [2]
2013 Blue Jasmine Yes Yes No [10]
Fading Gigolo No No Yes Murray Schwartz [11]
2014 Magic in the Moonlight Yes Yes No [2]
2015 Irrational Man Yes Yes No [2]
2016 Café Society Yes Yes Yes Narrator (voice) [12]
2017 Wonder Wheel Yes Yes No [13]
2019 A Rainy Day in New York Yes Yes No [14]
2020 Rifkin's Festival Yes Yes No [15]
2023 Coup de chance Yes Yes No [16]

Short films

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Year Title Director Writer Actor Role Notes Ref.
1971 Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story Yes Yes Yes Harvey Wallinger [17]
2001 The Concert for New York City Partial Partial No Segment: "Sounds from a Town I Love" [18]
TBA Mr. Fischer’s Chair No No Yes Narrator Animated short [19]

Television

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Year Title Credited as Notes Ref.
Director Writer
1950–55 The Colgate Comedy Hour No Yes
1956 Caesar's Hour No Yes
Stanley No Yes
1960 General Electric Theater No Yes Episode: "Hooray for Love"
Candid Camera No Yes
1961 The Garry Moore Show No Yes
1963 The Sid Caesar Show No Uncredited
1965 The Woody Allen Show No Yes Standup TV Special (UK) [20]
1966 Gene Kelly in New York, New York No Yes TV special
1967 Woody Allen Looks at 1967 No Yes TV special
1969 The Woody Allen Special No Yes TV special [21]
1979 Bob Hope: My Favorite Comedian Yes Yes Special [22]
2016 Crisis in Six Scenes Yes Yes Also creator, Amazon [23]

Acting roles

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
1960 Candid Camera Himself
1963-67 What's My Line? Himself - Mystery Guest 9 episodes
1964, 67 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Guest host 2 episodes
1965 The Woody Allen Show Himself Standup Special [24]
1966 Gene Kelly in New York, New York Himself TV special
1969 The Woody Allen Special Himself, Various TV special [25]
1970–71 Hot Dog Co-host Documentary Series, NBC [26]
1996 The Sunshine Boys Al Lewis TV movie
1997 Just Shoot Me! Himself (voice) Episode: "My Dinner with Woody"
2001 Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures Himself Documentary Film, Warner Bros.
2002 Woody Allen: A Life in Film Documentary, TCM
The Magic of Fellini Documentary Film
2011 Woody Allen: A Documentary
American Masters (PBS & WNET)
2 part Documentary, PBS
directed by Robert B. Weide
2013 Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love Documentary
David Blaine: Real or Magic Television Special
AFI Life Achievement Tribute: Mel Brooks Television Special, TNT
2016 Crisis in Six Scenes Sidney Muntzinger Amazon Miniseries; 6 episodes [27]
2017 AFI Life Achievement Tribute: Diane Keaton Himself Television Special, TNT
This is Bob Hope Documentary; PBS
2018 Always at the Carlyle Documentary
2019 Very Ralph Documentary; HBO
2020 What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael Documentary

Reception

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Movies directed by Woody Allen shown by year and Rotten Tomatoes score.
Year Title Grossed[1] Rotten Tomatoes[2]
1965 What's New Pussycat? 28%
1966 What's Up, Tiger Lily? 81%
1969 Don't Drink the Water 44%
Take the Money and Run 91%
1971 Bananas 83%
1972 Play It Again, Sam 97%
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*
(*But Were Afraid to Ask)
$83,934,700 88%
1973 Sleeper $82,084,900 100%
1975 Love and Death $77,746,400 100%
1977 Annie Hall $135,852,600 97%
1978 Interiors $35,309,500 81%
1979 Manhattan $126,047,200 94%
1980 Stardust Memories $30,587,700 68%
1982 A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy $24,453,100 74%
1983 Zelig $29,665,100 97%
1984 Broadway Danny Rose $24,986,900 100%
1985 The Purple Rose of Cairo $23,718,300 92%
1986 Hannah and Her Sisters $85,057,900 91%
1987 Radio Days $29,963,900 91%
September $985,300 63%
1988 Another Woman $3,109,700 59%
1989 New York Stories $10,700,000 75%
Crimes and Misdemeanors $36,417,400 92%
1990 Alice $13,791,700 71%
1991 Shadows and Fog $2,735,731 54%
1992 Husbands and Wives $10,555,619 93%
1993 Manhattan Murder Mystery $21,676,500 94%
1994 Bullets Over Broadway $25,358,700 95%
1995 Mighty Aphrodite $25,985,927 78%
1996 Everyone Says I Love You $34,588,635 77%
1997 Deconstructing Harry $18,046,900 73%
1998 Antz $171,757,863 92%
Celebrity $6,153,836 42%
1999 Sweet and Lowdown $6,231,400 77%
2000 Small Time Crooks $29,934,477 66%
2001 The Curse of the Jade Scorpion $18,496,522 45%
2002 Hollywood Ending $14,839,383 47%
2003 Anything Else $13,203,044 40%
2004 Melinda and Melinda $19,826,280 51%
2005 Match Point $87,989,926 77%
2006 Scoop $40,107,018 41%
2007 Cassandra's Dream $22,539,685 46%
2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona $104,504,817 80%
2009 Whatever Works $35,106,706 50%
2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger $34,275,987 46%
2011 Midnight in Paris $162,942,835 93%
2012 To Rome with Love $74,363,777[28] 46%
2013 Blue Jasmine $102,912,961 91%
2014 Magic in the Moonlight $51,029,361[29] 51%
2015 Irrational Man $27,938,377 46%
2016 Café Society $43,429,116[30] 71%
2017 Wonder Wheel $15,899,124 31%
2019 A Rainy Day in New York $21,071,507 47%
2020 Rifkin's Festival $2,228,001 41%
2023 Coup de chance $7,427,878 82%

Recurring collaborators

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Like most directors, Allen has cast certain actors multiple times. He has most frequently worked with Mia Farrow (13 films); Peter McRobbie (8 films); Diane Keaton, Tony Sirico, and Fred Melamed (7 films each); Julie Kavner, Tony Darrow and Wallace Shawn (6 films each); Judy Davis, Dianne Wiest, Louise Lasser, Paul Herman, Douglas McGrath, Tony Roberts and David Ogden Stiers (5 films each); Sam Waterston and Caroline Aaron (4 films each).[31]

Work
Actor
1966 1969 1971 1972 1973 1975 1977 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Louise Lasser          
Dan Frazer      
Diane Keaton              
Tony Roberts          
Sam Waterston        
Frances Conroy      
Wallace Shawn            
John Rothman      
Mia Farrow                          
Peter McRobbie                
Camille Saviola      
Danny Aiello      
Dianne Wiest          
Paul Herman          
Julie Kavner            
Fred Melamed              
Larry David      
Jack Warden      
Blythe Danner      
Philip Bosco      
David Ogden Stiers          
Alan Alda      
Caroline Aaron        
Alec Baldwin      
Judy Davis          
Tony Darrow            
Tony Sirico              
Julie Halston      
Douglas McGrath          
Larry Pine      
Brian Markinson      
Erica Leerhsen      
Zak Orth      
Scarlett Johansson      

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Crowther, Bosley. "The Screen: 'What's New Pussycat?': Wild Comedy Arrives at Two Theaters". The New York Times. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at Collin, Robbie; Robey, Tim. "Every Woody Allen film, ranked from worst to best". The Telegraph. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  3. ^ Higgins, Bill. "Hollywood Flashback: In 1967, Woody Allen Played James Bond's Nemesis". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  4. ^ Villapaz, Luke (August 15, 2013). "8 Films That Woody Allen Acted In But Didn't Direct". International Business Times. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "King Lear (1987)". Mubi. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Villapaz, Luke (August 15, 2013). "8 Films That Woody Allen Acted In But Didn't Direct". International Business Times. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "All 47 Woody Allen movies - ranked from worst to best". The Telegraph. October 12, 2016. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Villapaz, Luke (August 15, 2013). "8 Films That Woody Allen Acted In But Didn't Direct". International Business Times. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  9. ^ Fernandez, Jay A. "Kathy Bates, Michael Sheen join 'Paris'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 26, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  10. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (January 8, 2013). "Sony Pictures Classics Nabs Woody Allen's 'Blue Jasmine'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  11. ^ "Loneliness And Longing — And Woody Allen — In 'Fading Gigolo'". NPR. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  12. ^ Douglas, Edward (August 28, 2015). "Steve Carell Reunites with Woody Allen for 2016 Film". Coming Soon. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  13. ^ Kroll, Justin (June 21, 2016). "Kate Winslet to Star in Woody Allen's Next Film (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  14. ^ Ford, Rebecca (August 8, 2017). "Selena Gomez Joins Elle Fanning in Woody Allen's Next Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  15. ^ Galuppo, Mia (June 4, 2019). "Woody Allen Sets New Feature With Christoph Waltz, Gina Gershon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  16. ^ "Coup de chance". imdb.com. IMDb.
  17. ^ Stewart, Barbara (December 4, 1997). "Showering Shtick On the White House: The Untold Story; Woody Allen Spoofed Nixon in 1971, But the TV Film Was Never Shown". The New York Times. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  18. ^ "The Concert for New York". Variety. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  19. ^ "Woody Allen-Narrated Animated Short 'Mr. Fischer's Chair' Heads Into Production, Shares First Look at Concept Art (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  20. ^ Benedictus, Leo (October 24, 2013). "Comedy Gold: The Woody Allen Show". The Guardian. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  21. ^ "A Look at the Long Forgotten Woody Allen Special, with Guest Star Rev. Billy Graham". Vulture. January 13, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  22. ^ Taxel, Judy Klemesrud Barney (May 8, 1979). "Bob Hope Honored at Film Society Gala". The New York Times. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  23. ^ "Woody Allen Amazon Series Sets Cast: He Stars With Elaine May & Miley Cyrus". Deadline Hollywood. January 25, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  24. ^ "Comedy Golden - Woody Allen Standup Show". The Guardian. October 24, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  25. ^ "A Look at the Long Forgotten Woody Allen Special". Vulture. January 13, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  26. ^ Venable, Nick (January 13, 2015). "Woody Allen Is Coming To TV, Get The Details". Cinemablend. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  27. ^ "Woody Allen Amazon Series Sets Cast: He Stars with Elaine May & Miley Cyrus". January 25, 2016.
  28. ^ "Woody Allen - Box Office - The Numbers". Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  29. ^ "Magic in the Moonlight". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  30. ^ "Cafe Society (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  31. ^ "Recurring Actors - The Woody Allen Pages". Retrieved May 10, 2022.

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