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Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York

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A spoiled young woman (Jeannie Berlin) tries to make it in New York and latches onto a guy (Roy Scheider) who tries to forget her.
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Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York is a tonally confused adaptation that drains the novel's sharp edge into a half-hearted romantic fantasy.

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Martin Knelman Globe and Mail Oct 8, 2025
The problem is not the resolution but the outlook of the whole movie. Go to Full Review John Simon New York Magazine/Vulture Apr 9, 2025
What minimal value the novel may have had is forfeited by this appalling adaption of the story. Go to Full Review Judith Crist New York Magazine/Vulture Apr 9, 2025
The heroine, played by Jeannie Berlin, emerges as a dull klutz, a humorless whiner with bulldog determination and charm to match. Go to Full Review Charles Brock Florida Times-Union Feb 4, 2026
The book is infinitely funnier than the screen play. Go to Full Review Frances Taylor Newark Star-Ledger Aug 27, 2025
The screenplay is trite and dull. Go to Full Review Norman Dresser Toledo Blade Apr 9, 2025
Furie, who apparently had at least skimmed the novel but failed utterly to absorb its message, gives the film a dark, dismal look totally at varience with the admittedly feeble stabs to create a comedy romance. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jesse A @SheriffJustice Aug 17, 2026 My wife got me to watch this movie. I thought sure I would hate it. As we started to view it I looked it up in Rotten Tomatoes. Reviews were poor. As I watched the movie I realized the movie was actually very good. The actors did a convincing job. The director was clever in his scene setups, mirrors, light and shadow. I believe the writing was a story of real people. A story of what real people are looking for when not confused by trendy society. See more Jan 2, 2016 Best movie I've seen all year. Okay, it's 2016, but still. Great performances all around, and don't hate me for saying this, but this is the best I've seen Roy Scheider. He's more vulnerable here than I've ever seen him before. I caught it on TCM, but if you missed it, it's on The Paramount Vault on YouTube, an awesome legal channel for watching a ton of stuff, a lot of which has never been on DVD or VHS, like this one. See more Read all reviews
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Sidney J. Furie

Director

Jeannie Berlin

Sheila Levine

Roy Scheider

Sam Stoneman

Rebecca Dianna Smith

Kate

Janet Brandt

Bernice

Sid Melton

Manny
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Synopsis A spoiled young woman (Jeannie Berlin) tries to make it in New York and latches onto a guy (Roy Scheider) who tries to forget her.
Director
Sidney J. Furie
Producer
Harry Korshak
Screenwriter
Gail Parent, Kenny Solms
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 12, 1975, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 12, 2010
Runtime
1h 53m
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