Crossing Delancey

Crossing Delancey

A funny movie about getting serious.

PG 1988 · 97 min · ★ 5.9 · Comedy, Romance

Thirty-something Isabelle spends her time going from her tiny, solitary West Side apartment to that of her grandmother on the Lower East Side. While her grandmother plots to find her a romantic match, Isabelle is courted by a married, worldly author, Anton, yet can't seem to shake the down-to-earth appeal of Sam, a pickle vendor.

Directed by Joan Micklin Silver · Written by Susan Sandler

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Amy Irving Isabelle Grossman
Peter Riegert Sam Posner
Reizl Bozyk Bubbie Kantor
Jeroen Krabbé Anton Maes
Sylvia Miles Hannah Mandelbaum
George Martin Lionel
John Bedford Lloyd Nick
Claudia Silver Cecilia Monk
David Hyde Pierce Mark
Rosemary Harris Pauline Swift
Suzzy Roche Marilyn Cohen
Amy Wright Ricki

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