Synecdoche, New York

2008

2h 4m

7.6(1477 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

56 members

Acting

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Caden Cotard

Acting

Samantha Morton

Hazel

Acting

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Maria

Acting

Michelle Williams

Claire Keen

Acting

Catherine Keener

Adele Lack

Acting

Emily Watson

Tammy

Acting

Tom Noonan

Sammy Barnathan

Acting

Sadie Goldstein

Olive (4 years old)

Acting

Hope Davis

Madeleine Gravis

Acting

Dianne Wiest

Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems

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Stanley Krajewski

Actor as Caden

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Kristen Bush

Actress Playing Claire

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Alice Drummond

Actress Playing Frances

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Amy Wright

Burning House Realtor

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Deirdre O'Connell

Ellen's Mother

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Elizabeth Marvel

Warehouse Realtor

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Charles Techman

Like Clockwork Patient

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Tom Greer

Medic

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Josh Pais

Ophthalmologist

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Lynn Cohen

Caden's Mother

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Jerry Adler

Caden's Father

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Daisy Tahan

Ariel

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Frank Girardeau

Plumber

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Peter Friedman

Emergency Room Doctor

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Daniel London

Tom

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Robert Seay

David

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Stephen Adly Guirgis

Davis

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Joe Lisi

Maurice

Acting

Michael Medeiros

Eric

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Christopher Evan Welch

Pastor

Acting

William Ryall

Jimmy

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Rosemary Murphy

Frances

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John Rothman

Dentist

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Paul Sparks

Derek

Acting

Tim Guinee

Needleman Actor

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Robin Weigert

Adult Olive

Acting

Michael Higgins

Actor Playing Man with Nose Bleed

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Barbara Haas

Warehouse Actress

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Greg McFadden

Actor Playing Needleman Actor

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Alvin Epstein

Man with Nose Bleed

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Gerald Emerick

Man in Line

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Chris McGinn

Lady at Caden's Mom's

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Dan Ziskie

Leg Tremor Doctor

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Portia

Therapy Patient Actress

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Nicholas Wyman

Soap Actor Doctor

Acting

Amy Spanger

Soap Actress Nurse

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Timothy Doyle

Michael

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Cliff Carpenter

Old Man

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Raymond Angelic Sr.

German Doctor

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Erica Fae

German Woman

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Mark Lotito

Minister

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Laura Odeh

Toystore Clerk

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Directing

Deanna Storey

Jazz Singer

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Acting

Frank Wood

Evaluative Services Doctor

Acting

Amanda R. Phillips

Emergency Room Nurse

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Acting

Kat Peters

Ellen (10 years old)

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