Won
1
Oscar.
Another
25 wins & 101 nominations.
See more awards »
Learn more
More Like This
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Romance
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
7.1/10
X
Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.
Director:
Woody Allen
Stars:
Rebecca Hall,
Scarlett Johansson,
Javier Bardem
Drama
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
7.3/10
X
A New York socialite, deeply troubled and in denial, arrives in San Francisco to impose upon her sister. She looks a million, but isn't bringing money, peace, or love...
Director:
Woody Allen
Stars:
Cate Blanchett,
Alec Baldwin,
Peter Sarsgaard
Comedy
|
Romance
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
8/10
X
Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditzy Annie Hall.
Director:
Woody Allen
Stars:
Woody Allen,
Diane Keaton,
Tony Roberts
Drama
|
Romance
|
Thriller
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
7.6/10
X
At a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for an actress who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law.
Director:
Woody Allen
Stars:
Scarlett Johansson,
Jonathan Rhys Meyers,
Emily Mortimer
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Romance
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
8/10
X
The life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
Director:
Woody Allen
Stars:
Woody Allen,
Diane Keaton,
Mariel Hemingway
Comedy
|
Romance
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
6.6/10
X
A romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Personal and professional complications ensue.
Director:
Woody Allen
Stars:
Colin Firth,
Emma Stone,
Marcia Gay Harden
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Romance
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
7.7/10
X
An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.
Director:
Marc Webb
Stars:
Zooey Deschanel,
Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
Geoffrey Arend
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Romance
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
7.7/10
X
After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.
Director:
David O. Russell
Stars:
Bradley Cooper,
Jennifer Lawrence,
Robert De Niro
Comedy
|
Music
|
Romance
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
6.3/10
X
The lives of some visitors and residents of Rome and the romances, adventures and predicaments they get into.
Director:
Woody Allen
Stars:
Woody Allen,
Penélope Cruz,
Jesse Eisenberg
Drama
|
Romance
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
8.1/10
X
A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.
Director:
Richard Linklater
Stars:
Ethan Hawke,
Julie Delpy,
Andrea Eckert
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Romance
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
6.6/10
X
In the 1930s, a Bronx native moves to Hollywood and falls in love with a young woman who is seeing a married man.
Director:
Woody Allen
Stars:
Jesse Eisenberg,
Kristen Stewart,
Steve Carell
Drama
|
Romance
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
7.9/10
X
We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.
Director:
Richard Linklater
Stars:
Ethan Hawke,
Julie Delpy,
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
Edit
Storyline
Gil and Inez travel to Paris as a tag-along vacation on her parents' business trip. Gil is a successful Hollywood writer but is struggling on his first novel. He falls in love with the city and thinks they should move there after they get married, but Inez does not share his romantic notions of the city or the idea that the 1920s was the golden age. When Inez goes off dancing with her friends, Gil takes a walk at midnight and discovers what could be the ultimate source of inspiration for writing. Gil's daily walks at midnight in Paris could take him closer to the heart of the city but further from the woman he's about to marry.
Written by
napierslogs
Plot Summary
|
Plot Synopsis
Edit
Details
Release Date:
10 June 2011 (USA)
See more »
Also Known As:
Midnight in Paris
See more »
Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$17,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend:
€1,048,445
(Spain),
15 May 2011, Limited Release
Opening Weekend USA:
$599,003,
22 May 2011, Limited Release
Gross USA:
$56,816,662
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$151,119,219
See more on IMDbPro »
Company Credits
Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
See
full technical specs »
Edit
Did You Know?
Trivia
Rachel McAdams took French lessons to prepare for her role.
See more »
Goofs
At one point Gil says that F. Scott Fitzgerald explained the concept of "cognitive dissonance" to him. This term was not in wide use until the 1950s. Gil was referring to a quotation often attributed to Fitzgerald: "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."
See more »
Quotes
[
first lines]
Gil:
This is unbelievable! Look at this! There's no city like this in the world. There never was.
Inez:
You act like you've never been here before.
Gil:
I don't get here often enough, that's the problem. Can you picture how drop dead gorgeous this city is in the rain? Imagine this town in the '20s. Paris in the '20s, in the rain. The artists and writers!
Inez:
Why does every city have to be in the rain? What's wonderful about getting wet?
See more »
Soundtracks
Le Parc de Plaisir
Composed by François Parisi
Performed by François Parisi
Courtesy of Extreme Production Music USA
See more »
Frequently Asked Questions
See more
»
User Reviews
I'd been meaning to watch Midnight in Paris for ages but, I have to confess, I was put off by the presence of Owen Wilson, who I could not really envisage as the lead in a Woody Allen film. He was actually surprisingly good though and did a decent job as the vessel from which Allen's brilliant dialogue could be heard. However, this is not an actor-driven film or even a story-driven film; its beauty lies in the simple but clever script and the easy-going laid-back style that you'd expect from a Woody Allen film all about nostalgia.
To be fair, I can completely understand why there have been so many negative reviews of Midnight in Paris. There isn't a great deal going on superficially and the characters are all gloriously stereotypical. This doesn't matter though because, although the film is quite simple, it is at the same time wonderfully clever and thought-provoking. However, you do probably have to be in the right mood to watch it. I saw this film on a lazy Saturday afternoon and wasn't expecting too much, so when I was left both entertained and thinking about the past, the present and the future, it was a pleasant surprise. There are few films these days that still have you thinking about them several days later – this is definitely one of them. What do you want from life, with whom do you want to experience it, and why are we always so dissatisfied with where we are and what we've got? Like I say, quite thought-provoking!
It's incredibly ironic that some critics go on about how Woody Allen films aren't anywhere near as good as they were back in the seventies and that he's a has-been pseudo-intellectual, when here he is making a film about nostalgia and poking fun at pseudo-intellectuals in both an obvious and also a more subtle manner. Midnight in Paris is full of self-parody and interesting contradictions, but not everything is immediately apparent and I believe that some viewers of the film may have simply taken it at face value and consequently been left thinking "is that it then?".
On a slightly more negative side, I am perplexed that some people have praised the cinematography and the wonderful images of Paris in the light, in the dark and in the rain. To me, the use of colour and imagery are not too impressive and I would argue that Paris has looked far better in plenty of other films. The music can be a little annoying too – especially in the opening sequence, which seems to go on for ever!
As I said before though, Midnight in Paris is primarily about the dialogue and the interesting ideas that it throws out to the audience. Catch them if you like, and run with them. It's a great easy-going relaxing film that'll hopefully leave you both entertained and thought- provoked.
8/10