Synecdoche, New York

2008

2h 4m

7.6(1494 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

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Jennifer Jason Leigh

Maria

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Michelle Williams

Claire Keen

Acting

Catherine Keener

Adele Lack

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Emily Watson

Tammy

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Tom Noonan

Sammy Barnathan

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Sadie Goldstein

Olive (4 years old)

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Hope Davis

Madeleine Gravis

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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

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Michael Medeiros

Eric

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Christopher Evan Welch

Pastor

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William Ryall

Jimmy

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Rosemary Murphy

Frances

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John Rothman

Dentist

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Paul Sparks

Derek

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Tim Guinee

Needleman Actor

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Robin Weigert

Adult Olive

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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

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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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Kat Peters

Ellen (10 years old)

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