Sudden Manhattan

Name: Sudden Manhattan
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Released: 1996-10-11
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Adrienne Shelly, Tim Guinee, Roger Rees, Louise Lasser, Hynden Walch

1996·Comedy·1h 20m

7.1

★

Twenty-something Donna is jobless, single and broke. On a fateful day, reality turns itself upside down, and she is suddenly faced with one absurdity after another.

Directed by Adrienne Shelly

cynical

woman director

mysterious

satirical

absurd

hilarious

farcical

Trailer

IMDB

N/A

Cast

Adrienne Shelly

Donna

Tim Guinee

Adam

Roger Rees

Murphy

Louise Lasser

Dominga

Hynden Walch

Georgie

Jon Sklaroff

Alex

Paul Cassell

Ian

Chuck Montgomery

Bearded Man

Melinda Wade

Roses Woman

Pamela Gray

Bagel Business Woman

Mark Blum

Louis

Gordana Rashovich

Barbara

Crew

Adrienne Shelly

Director

Adrienne Shelly

Writer

Jim Denault

Director of Photography

Popular Reviews

5 reviews

Alexandra

Adrienne Shelly cohabits a special place in my heart with Juliet Berto. I wish they were both still here and more people knew about their work..I can’t imagine what we would’ve gotten if they got to do more.

And shoutout Shaun for sharing the news that this is getting a restored release Yay!

Suse CPRO

8.0★ · 04/28/25

Very absurd but extremely relatable.

You will suffer.
And you will die.

Parker

7.0★ · 02/24/26

rozyar

7.0★ · 02/10/26

SofiaPRO

8.0★ · 01/19/26