Alice

Alice (1990)

  • 77% of critics liked it
    (26 reviews)

  • 57% of users liked it
    (6,235 ratings)

Woody Allen's character study of a well-kept, upscale Manhattan woman (Mia Farrow) takes the title character on a journey through a Wonderland of her own making, in which she learns some truths about herself, her relationships, and the universe in general. Alice leads a comfortable life, except for… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By
Woody Allen
Written By
Woody Allen
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
In Theaters
Dec 25, 1990 Wide
On DVD
Jun 5, 2001
MGM Pictures, Inc.

Critic Reviews

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    Alice may be a minor work in the Allen canon, but when its grace notes manage to be heard above the whimsy, they ring true.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    Continues Allen's endless, banal quest for the Big Answers.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    It's a strange, magical film.

  • Rita Kempley, Washington Post

    Farrow peers through the looking glass sparkly in lovely Alice, a downright adorable collaboration with the mellowed father-of-her-child.

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    a second-tier Woody Allen film, starring then companion Mia Farrow.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jonathan H


    Much like Burn After Reading felt like the Coens trying too hard to make a "Coen" film, Alice, a loose reimagining of Juliet of the Spirits, feels like Woody desperately trying to make a "Woody Allen" film. To no avail.

  • Randy T


    Ghosts, hallucinations, love potions, invisibility and penguins. An outlandish but likable exposé on the true meaning of happiness. (Directed by Woody Allen)

  • Lady D


    This film very much has the Woody Allen stamp on it and you?d be able to tell it was a Woody Allen film even if you did not know. It?s a quirky film, where the imagination is brought to life helped along with a few magical herbs and where an escalation of events help to guide the… More

  • Alice S


    I love Mia Farrow's subtle seductress, but the plot is a bit thin.

  • Jennifer X


    Although the originality was certainly not lacking and it pays homage to eclectic sources like Charles Dickens and Alice in Wonderland all at once, this is one of the few Woody Allen movies I've found to be draggy and not fully developed. It IS one of the longer ones, and after… More

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