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Pretend It's a City

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20212021
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 3h 23m
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Pretend It's a City (2021)
Pretend It's A City
Play trailer1:09
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Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.

IMDb RATING
8.1/10
6.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,250
551
  • Stars
    • Fran Lebowitz
    • Martin Scorsese
    • Michael Alexis Palmer
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    • Fran Lebowitz
    • Martin Scorsese
    • Michael Alexis Palmer
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    • 60User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 nominations total

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    Pretend It's a City (2021)
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    Fran Lebowitz in Pretend It's a City (2021)
    Fran Lebowitz in Pretend It's a City (2021)
    Martin Scorsese and Fran Lebowitz in Pretend It's a City (2021)
    Fran Lebowitz in Pretend It's a City (2021)
    Fran Lebowitz in Pretend It's a City (2021)
    Spike Lee and Fran Lebowitz in Pretend It's a City (2021)
    Fran Lebowitz in Pretend It's a City (2021)

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    Fran Lebowitz
    Fran Lebowitz
    • Selfas Self
    7 episodes7 eps • 2021
    Martin Scorsese
    Martin Scorsese
    • Selfas Self
    7 episodes7 eps • 2021
    Michael Alexis Palmer
    Michael Alexis Palmer
    • Host at the Playersas Host at the Players
    Alec Baldwin
    Alec Baldwin
    • Selfas Self
    5 episodes5 eps • 2021
    Spike Lee
    Spike Lee
    • Selfas Self
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Olivia Wilde
    Olivia Wilde
    • Selfas Self
    1 episode1 ep • 2021
    Steven Bozga
    • Self - Audience Memberas Self - Audience Member
    1 episode1 ep • 2021
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    Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.
    new yorktv mini seriesnetflix original
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      • Documentary
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      • Comedy
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      • TV-14
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Lebowitz knocks over the Queensboro Bridge when they recorded the scenes inside New York' scale model at the Queens Museum. According to her, the guy who was in charge of the shooting was in a panic the entire time.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Bill Hader/Fran Lebowitz/Chris Coleman (2021)

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    10/10
    Loving it.
    I just wanted to know what's it's all about and now I'm on the 3rd episode. It's witty and I love her sense of humour.
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    • vochieng83
    • Jan 9, 2021

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    • Release date
      • January 8, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Netflix Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Уявіть, що це місто
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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