Synecdoche, New York · LeviOsa

Loading movie…

Synecdoche, New York · LeviOsa

Synecdoche, New York key art

The end is built into the beginning.

Drama2h 4m

🍅69%

🍅

69%

Tomatometer

🍿

71%

Popcornmeter

7.5

TMDB

Storyline

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

Trailers

11 videos

Synecdoche, New York trailer thumbnail

Official Trailer

SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK — Charlie Kaufman’s movie of a lifetime | MUBI Podcast

SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK — Charlie Kaufman’s movie of a lifetime | MUBI Podcast

"Glad to be weirdly close."

"Glad to be weirdly close."

"You're actors playing actors."

"You're actors playing actors."

"Sammy's not here."

"Sammy's not here."

"Beg a girl, why don't ya?"

"Beg a girl, why don't ya?"

Details

DirectorCharlie Kaufman

ReleasedOct 24, 2008

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$20M

Revenue

$4.4M

Parental guideRUS

Studios

Likely StoryProjective Testing Service

Sidney Kimmel EntertainmentRussia

Cast

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Caden Cotard

Samantha Morton

Samantha Morton

Hazel

Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams

Claire Keen

Catherine Keener

Catherine Keener

Adele Lack

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Tammy

Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Maria

Hope Davis

Hope Davis

Madeleine Gravis

Tom Noonan

Tom Noonan

Sammy Barnathan

Sadie Goldstein

Sadie Goldstein

Olive (4 years old)

Robin Weigert

Robin Weigert

Adult Olive

Deirdre O'Connell

Deirdre O'Connell

Ellen's Mother

Stickers

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Howdy Amazon Channel

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Google Play Movies

YouTube

Fandango At Home

Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

7 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“Charlie Kaufman's ambitious directorial debut occasionally strains to connect, but ultimately provides fascinating insight into a writer's mind.”

69% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

T

Tim Robey

RTDaily Telegraph (UK)May 17, 2009

Kaufman, who once dazzled us with his japester's invention, uses those same tools to do something else here. He leaves us reeling.

C

Cosmo Landesman

RTThe Times (UK)May 17, 2009

This is a classic Kaufmanesque work: bold, bizarre and utterly baffling.

J

Jonathan Romney

RTIndependent (UK)May 17, 2009

Synecdoche, New York finally feels bitter, hollow and adolescent: like a gargantuan music video conceived for an emo band with a penchant for Pirandello.

F

Fico Cangiano

RTCineXpress PodcastMar 28, 2025

A melancholic, absurd exploration of obsession, loneliness, ego and the extremes of the creative process. [Full review in Spanish]

You Might Also Like

Kung-Fu Master!

Little Odessa

Ratter

Carancho

The Bachelor

Love Is Love Is Love

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

When Time Ran Out...

Without a Trace

Tyngsboro

Here and There

for the hope of it all

Recommended for you

tick, tick... BOOM!

Killer's Kiss

Kramer vs. Kramer

Helen

Birth

Breathe In

My Salinger Year

Eleanor the Great

Inside Llewyn Davis

James White

Cradle Will Rock

More trailers on YouTube

Information

Title

Synecdoche, New York

Released

Oct 24, 2008

Rated

R

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

2h 4m

Status

Released

Studios

Likely Story, Projective Testing Service

Harry & Son