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● Plot Summary 1h 32m Comedy · Romance

A Rainy Day in New York (2019) — full plot summary

Directed by Woody Allen, A Rainy Day in New York unfolds across 1h 32m of comedy. This page covers the story beat by beat. For the ending, see the dedicated ending explained page.

● TL;DR

Two young people arrive in New York to spend a weekend, but once they arrive they're met with bad weather and a series of adventures.

The story

A Rainy Day in New York is a 2019 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, and starring Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Selena Gomez, Jude Law, Diego Luna, and Liev Schreiber. The film follows the romantic exploits of two young college students, Gatsby and Ashleigh, while on a weekend visit to New York City, Gatsby's hometown. He hopes to deepen their relationship while she is in the city to interview a film director (Schreiber) for their college newspaper.

Setting & tone

A Rainy Day in New York is set in United States of America and works primarily in English. Tonally it sits in Comedy, Romance, drawing on the conventions of each while filtering them through Woody Allen's direction.

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