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Play It Again, Sam

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Overanxious film critic Allan (Woody Allen) sinks into a depression after his wife leaves him. Concerned, his married friends Dick (Tony Roberts) and Linda (Diane Keaton) encourage him to meet new women. Inspired by Humphrey Bogart's dark persona, Allan attempts to emulate him in flirting with women. However, his frail personality ensures that his every attempt blows up in his face. His hapless romantic life reaches catastrophic levels when he develops feelings for Linda.
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Derek Adams Time Out 06/24/2006
The working out of the parallels with Casablanca are masterly, and there are plenty of good sight gags and one-liners. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
3/4
Maybe the movie has too much coherence, and the plot is too predictable; that's a weakness of films based on well-made Broadway plays. Still, that's hardly a serious complaint about something as funny as Play It Again, Sam." Go to Full Review
William Gallagher BBC.com 04/17/2001
3/5
This is very much one of Allen's earlier, funnier films. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 02/18/2025
3.5/4
“I’m turning into an aspirin junkie. Next thing you know, I’ll be boiling the cotton at the top of the bottle to get the extra.” That’s one of the opening salvos in this hilarious comedy starring Woody Allen and Humphrey Bogart (well, sort of). Go to Full Review
Frank J. Avella The Contending 02/17/2025
B+
The Allen-Keaton sparks are off the charts. There’s a reason they would go onto highly successful ‘70s collaborations...No surprise, Keaton is the heart of the pic. Her magical comedic gifts help elevate the silliest moments... Go to Full Review
Dick Lochte Los Angeles Free Press 01/08/2020
Allen has the uncanny knack of magnifying our most unguarded, embarrassing, selfish and just plain silly moments into a blossoming garden of neuroses and phobias. Go to Full Review
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thiago S @Thiagostone 1d Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Linda G @Goldy78 Oct 30 Woody Allen and Diane Keaton at their best. See more Dan F @Dan_Frazier Oct 18 Sometimes funny. More often awkward or anxiety producing. I don't feel the story is very satisfying, though there is more of a story than with some of Allen's other films. What the film does best is capture some of the insecurity many people feel about starting new relationships. It also captures something of the time period in which it was filmed, a time before cell phones and dating apps. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Oct 15 Funny in 1 hour and 27 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more alan g @agenser Jul 28 OK if you like Casablnca. BTW Bogart never said that. He simply said at the end of his speech, "play it." See more Bradley S @RT52236733 03/05/2025 His best true comedy particularly if you like Casablanca and relate to the awkwardness of being in relationships. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Overanxious film critic Allan (Woody Allen) sinks into a depression after his wife leaves him. Concerned, his married friends Dick (Tony Roberts) and Linda (Diane Keaton) encourage him to meet new women. Inspired by Humphrey Bogart's dark persona, Allan attempts to emulate him in flirting with women. However, his frail personality ensures that his every attempt blows up in his face. His hapless romantic life reaches catastrophic levels when he develops feelings for Linda.
Director
Herbert Ross
Producer
Arthur P. Jacobs
Screenwriter
Woody Allen, Woody Allen
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Rollins-Joffe Productions, APJAC Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 4, 1972, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2011
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
35mm