Sean Burns Crooked Marquee Jun 3, 2024

One of the director’s breeziest, most consistently delightful efforts. Until the final scenes sneak up on you.

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Feb 15, 2023 4/4

When discussing Woody Allen classics, titles like Annie Hall and Hannah and Her Sisters are frequently cited (and rightly so), but where’s the love for The Purple Rose of Cairo, a movie that even Woody himself considers among his top two or three?

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Penny Holme Starburst Jul 22, 2022

This succinct film is completely delightful, a marvelous homage to the spirit of the cinematic Thirties.

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Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Mar 2, 2022 4/4

Of all films about the power of cinema, The Purple Rose of Cairo explores its subject most tenderly, radiating a warm truth in a scenario both surreal and farcical.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Apr 19, 2020 3.5/4

...one of the most entertaining movies about movies ever made.

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Terrence Rafferty Sight & Sound Mar 24, 2020

Everything in this movie makes heavenly sense.

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Molly Haskell Vogue Feb 28, 2020

The Purple Rose of Cairo, Woody Allen's latest, is the slight but charming story of what happens when Cinderella's Prince steps out of the fairy tale and comes to New Jersey for a taste of Reality.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jun 21, 2018 4/4

Delightful from beginning to end, not only because of the clarity and charm with which Daniels and Farrow explore the problems of their characters, but also because the movie is so intelligent.

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Rafael Paz Butaca Ancha Dec 28, 2017

It is one of Allen's deepest reflections on the seventh art and its function as an escape from our harsh reality. [Full review in Spanish]

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Mar 22, 2011 B+

In NJ, anything can happen!

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Charles Cassady Common Sense Media Dec 15, 2010 4/5

Whimsical Woody Allen love note to '30s films.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 4, 2009 B+

Woody Allen's bittersweet comedy about the magical allure of movies in the Depression era was nominated for Original Screenplay Oscar, but it's premise is smiliar to that of Buster Keaton's 1924 silent.

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Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Dec 1, 2007 3/5

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Sep 24, 2007

Weird but wistful.

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Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Jul 28, 2007 4/5

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Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Jan 12, 2007 4/5

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Jonathan R. Perry Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) Jun 1, 2005 5/5

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Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Feb 26, 2005 4/5

sublimely engaging

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Michael A. Smith Nolan's Pop Culture Review Dec 18, 2004 4/5

Classic Woody. A great cast and a great story.

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Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan Oct 25, 2004 4/5

Inventive, even romantic Woody Allen.

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