Synecdoche, New York

About Synecdoche, New York

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.

Synecdoche, New York is a 2008 drama film directed by Charlie Kaufman. The film is filed under audacious, divorce, depression, and anxious.

Philip Seymour Hoffman takes the lead as Caden Cotard, Samantha Morton as Hazel, Michelle Williams as Claire Keen, and Catherine Keener as Adele Lack. It runs 124 minutes and was released in October 2008.

The screenplay is by Charlie Kaufman. Produced by Likely Story. In the United States it streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.

On the Silver Globe, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and The Room Next Door make useful companions to Synecdoche, New York, all filed under existentialism, nihilism, and philosophy. TMDB voters put it at 7.5 out of 10 across 1,694 votes and it carries a R rating.