
An aspiring Jewish actor moves out of his parents' Brooklyn apartment to seek his fortune in the bohemian life of Greenwich Village in 1953. He struggles to come to terms with his feelings about his mother's overbearing nature, while also trying to maintain his relationship with his girlfriend.... (Full plot summary below)
Enjoy FREE movies and series with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!
Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.
An aspiring Jewish actor moves out of his parents' Brooklyn apartment to seek his fortune in the bohemian life of Greenwich Village in 1953. He struggles to come to terms with his feelings about his mother's overbearing nature, while also trying to maintain his relationship with his girlfriend.
Leave your thoughts about Next Stop, Greenwich Village.
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonThe picture's greatest strength rests in its characters. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie's part autobiography and part fiction, but it's all of a piece because Mazursky captures the tone of the 1950s. |
| VarietyVariety StaffNext Stop, Greenwich Village is a very beautiful motion picture. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn ingratiating puppy dog of a film by Paul Mazursky about a young man seeking independence in a place synonymous with freedom |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrSeems more like a slavish hommage to Federico Fellini than a genuine reminiscence. |
| New York TimesVincent Canby"Next Stop, Greenwich Village" isn't aggressively awful. It is inept but mostly it's just commonplace. |
| User ReviewMichael SThis definitive Greenwich Village-movie is the best thing Paul Mazursky ever done. The whole cast shines incl. a young Christopher Walken and a heartbreaking Lois Smith. But the film belongs to Shelley Winters, who plays the ultimate jewish mum. A modern classic for sure. |
| User ReviewLee MMost great directors have a version of this film in them, but very few of them do it with such charm and wit. |
| User ReviewHannah HA humorous tale of Greenwich Village and the quirky people that inhabit it. I can't wait to go next year, though I know that it won't be much like it was in the 1950's. |
| User ReviewSuzette RSince this movie was set in the 1950's in Greenwich Village, NY: it was exciting to see how they addressed the sexual liberation within women roles. I especially liked the contrast of the old fashion views from Lenny's mom (Shelly Winters) to Lenny's girlfriend (Ellen Greene). Some dark humor but not too dark kept it interesting as well. This movie is a great addition to my favorites. Hell it makes me want to have a Rent Party! What a great idea! Another movie filmed at Cafe Reggio. Wahoo! |