Sex and the City
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When Carrie's big step forward in her relationship goes awry, best friends Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha are there to help her pick up the pieces.
What critics thought
Critics split sharply on whether the film honored its source material or simply stretched a TV episode past its natural limits — fans of the show found enough warmth and wit to satisfy, while detractors argued the characters had calcified into fashion props rather than people. The gendered nature of the criticism itself became a subplot, with at least one writer openly questioning whether male reviewers came in hostile.
“a vulgar, shrill, deeply shallow—and, at 2 hours and 22 turgid minutes, overlong—addendum to a show”
Manohla Dargis·The New York Times
“the ladies have become frozen, Spice Girls-style types–angsty, neurotic, predatory, princess–rather than individuals who might evolve or surprise us”
Sukhdev Sandhu·The Daily Telegraph
“superannuated fantasy posing as a slice of modern life”
Anthony Lane·The New Yorker
“the film tackles weighty issues with grace but is still very funny”
Carina Chocano·Los Angeles Times
“The movie might not be Citizen Kane—which, for the record, is a dude flick—but it's incredibly sweet and touching.”
Ramin Setoodeh·Newsweek
Parents guide
- Violence
- none
- Sex
- severe
- Profanity
- moderate
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- none
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Cast & Crew
Michael Patrick KingDirector
Sarah Jessica ParkerCarrie Bradshaw
Kim CattrallSamantha Jones
Kristin DavisCharlotte York
Cynthia NixonMiranda Hobbes
Chris NothMr. Big
Candice BergenEnid Frick
Jennifer HudsonLouise
David EigenbergSteve Brady
Evan HandlerHarry Goldenblatt
Jason LewisSmith Jerrod
Mario CantoneAnthony Marentino
Lynn CohenMagda
Aaron ZigmanComposer
John ThomasCinematographyFrom the studio
Sex and the City
When Carrie's big step forward in her relationship goes awry, best friends Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha are there to help her pick up the pieces.
What critics thought
Critics split sharply on whether the film honored its source material or simply stretched a TV episode past its natural limits — fans of the show found enough warmth and wit to satisfy, while detractors argued the characters had calcified into fashion props rather than people. The gendered nature of the criticism itself became a subplot, with at least one writer openly questioning whether male reviewers came in hostile.
“a vulgar, shrill, deeply shallow—and, at 2 hours and 22 turgid minutes, overlong—addendum to a show”
Manohla Dargis·The New York Times
“the ladies have become frozen, Spice Girls-style types–angsty, neurotic, predatory, princess–rather than individuals who might evolve or surprise us”
Sukhdev Sandhu·The Daily Telegraph
“superannuated fantasy posing as a slice of modern life”
Anthony Lane·The New Yorker
“the film tackles weighty issues with grace but is still very funny”
Carina Chocano·Los Angeles Times
“The movie might not be Citizen Kane—which, for the record, is a dude flick—but it's incredibly sweet and touching.”
Ramin Setoodeh·Newsweek
Parents guide
- Violence
- none
- Sex
- severe
- Profanity
- moderate
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- none
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Cast & Crew
Michael Patrick KingDirectorSarah Jessica ParkerCarrie BradshawKim CattrallSamantha JonesKristin DavisCharlotte YorkCynthia NixonMiranda HobbesChris NothMr. BigCandice BergenEnid FrickJennifer HudsonLouiseDavid EigenbergSteve BradyEvan HandlerHarry GoldenblattJason LewisSmith JerrodMario CantoneAnthony MarentinoLynn CohenMagdaAaron ZigmanComposerJohn ThomasCinematographyFrom the studio
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