Will Keane, a Manhattan restaurateur, is content with his playboy lifestyle until he meets Charlotte Fielding, a free-spirited young woman. Together the pair pursue a passionate affair that forces them both to reevaluate what they want out of life, even as fate threatens to steal away their future.

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Autumn in New York (2000)

He fell in love for the first time. She fell in love forever.

★ 6.1/10 August 11, 2000 103 min

DramaRomance

Director: Joan Chen  ·  Writer: Allison Burnett

Will Keane, a Manhattan restaurateur, is content with his playboy lifestyle until he meets Charlotte Fielding, a free-spirited young woman. Together the pair pursue a passionate affair that forces them both to reevaluate what they want out of life, even as fate threatens to steal away their future.

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Director

Joan Chen Joan Chen

Cast

Richard Gere Richard Gere Will Keane Winona Ryder Winona Ryder Charlotte Fielding Anthony LaPaglia Anthony LaPaglia John Volpe Elaine Stritch Elaine Stritch Dolores "Dolly" Talbot Vera Farmiga Vera Farmiga Lisa Tyler Sherry Stringfield Sherry Stringfield Sarah Jill Hennessy Jill Hennessy Lynn J.K. Simmons J.K. Simmons Dr. Tom Grandy Sam Trammell Sam Trammell Simon Mary Beth Hurt Mary Beth Hurt Dr. Sibley Kali Rocha Kali Rocha Shannon Bill Raymond Bill Raymond Michael (Doorman)

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Wuchak
Wuchak June 22, 2023
★ 6/10

**_“Love Story” in New York with an older man, younger woman_** A handsome restaurateur in upscale Manhattan is also a notorious womanizer (Richard Gere). When he is wowed by a too-young woman (Winona Ryder), will she become the catalyst to positive change despite her secret? “Autumn in New York” (2000) is a romance that mixes “Love Story” (1970) with a little “Pretty Woman” (1990). It has a lot of good in it, especially the Fall cinematography of the better parts of the Big Apple, as well as the characters played by Elaine Stritch and JK Simmons, not to mention Vera Farmiga. The "human lie detector" scene is great too. Unfortunately, there’s zero build-up to consummation and Gere’s character is depicted in an outrageously negative light despite his good-looking charisma. I’m talking the first 40 minutes of the movie. Why would anyone with a brain want …