54 Woody Allen Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

One of the greatest movies of all-time, Annie Hall tells the story of comedian Alvy Singer who is trying to figure out the ups and downs of his failed relationship with singer Annie Hall. Alvy speaks directly to the audience, dissecting his childhood and relationships while revealing surreal and emotional moments from his life. 

Twice-divorced and severely frustrated 42 years old TV writer, Issac Davis, is dating a seventeen years old Tracy. His ex-wife Jill has come out as a lesbian and is writing a book on their marriage. Meanwhile, Issac tries to navigate his feelings towards Mary Wilkie, his best friend’s mistress.

Three sisters Lee, Holly and Hannah, reunite after two years at a Thanksgiving party. Things take a turn when Hannah discovers that her husband is actually having an affair with her sister, Lee. 

An existential comedy considered by many as Woody Allen’s greatest work, the film follows two story lines. One concerns a successful, but philandering ophthalmologist, who has his mistress killed when she threatens to reveal his affair and the other concerns a married documentary filmmaker in love with his brother-in-law’s associate producer. 

Set in Paris, Midnight in Paris follows a screenwriter who is forced to confront the relationship issues he has with his fiancee and accept that their ways of life are too different to be compatible. The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. 

Set in the depression era, the film centers on an unhappy waitress caught in a loveless marriage. To assuage her loneliness, she often goes to see films, the latest of them being The Purple Rose of Cairo. Fascinated, she sits through it several times until Tom Baxter, the lead character, steps literally out of the screen to talk to her.  

Woody Allen plays Leonard Zelig in this mockumentary written and directed by him. Zelig's fly on the wall personality gives him the unique ability to look and act like the people around him. When his skills gain popularity, he catches the fancy of Eudora Fletcher, a doctor who wants to study him.

This parody war film tells the story of a simple Russian villager who is forced to join the Russian army during the Napoleonic Wars. However, he soon accidentally becomes a military hero.

The psychological thriller centers on tennis instructor Chris Walton after he befriends a wealthy student Tom Hewett. He soon marries Tom’s sister Chloe to get a job with her millionaire father Alec. But a dangerous affair with Tom’s girlfriend Nola Rice and her pregnancy not only threaten his marriage but force him to commit unforgivable crimes. 

Gabe, a professor, and his wife, Judy, are shocked to hear that their best friends Sally and Jack are splitting up. Eventually, this makes them question their own relationship as well.

David Shayne is a young and idealistic playwright who moves to Broadway in 1928. A gangster agrees to fund his debut play on the condition that David casts his demanding and talentless girlfriend as the actress. David turns into a cheating writer by the time of the opening night.

This comedy drama film tells the story of Joe, a nostalgic, who looks back at the golden age of the radio, and remembers his childhood memories.

Broadway Danny Rose is a comedy film which tells us the story of a talent agent who tries to reconcile his client, who is a lounge singer, with his mistress. However, he is mistaken by a jealous gangster to be her lover.

Jasmine Francis’s life is a mess – her wealthy husband was arrested for forgery and he committed suicide; she is a complete broke and has suffered a nervous breakdown and is consuming too much alcohol and anti-anxiety medicine. She moves in with her working class sister and decides to improve her present but in doing so, chooses a path of deception.

This comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen also stars him in the lead as a successful writer named Harry Block. It follows Block on his way to receive an honorary degree from the university which once threw him out. Accompanying him on the drive are a prostitute, a friend and his son.

Manhattan Murder Mystery is a mystery comedy film, which tells the story of Carol and Larry, a middle-aged couple who suspect foul play when their neighbor’s wife suddenly drops dead. Therefore they decide to investigate. 

Interiors is a drama film which tells the story of an interior designer who decides to split up with her husband after decades of marriage. Their three daughters receive this news as a shock, and their lives start going out of control.

Emmett Ray is a famed jazz guitarist, who believes that love is a hindrance to his musical career. His views start to change after he develops affection for a shy and mute woman. However, shortly after he gains fame, he gets married to a wealthy socialite on a whim. 

Virgil Starkwell aims to become a bank robber, despite being completely incompetent. However, he eventually gets caught and is put in prison. However, he plans a prison break.  

This comedy drama film revolves around the life of Sandy Bates, a famous filmmaker, whose fans want him to go back to making funny movies as they prefer it more to his recent artistic efforts.  Meanwhile, he is also trying to sort out his love life.

Another Woman is a drama film which revolves around Marion, a philosophy professor going through a mid-life crisis. When she rents an apartment to work on her new book, she soon finds that she can hear into the next room, which is a psychiatrist’s office. She gets drawn to the plight of a woman named Hope, and her story also helps Marion reevaluate her life.  

Two American women on a holiday in Barcelona discover a mutual attraction for an artist who is yet hooked to his former wife. Emotions are on a picturesque roller coaster ride in this romantic comedy-drama by Woody Allen.

Whatever Works tells the story of a middle-aged, misanthropic divorcee from New York, who survives a suicide attempt. Some time later, he surprisingly enters into a strange relationship with a much younger, unsophisticated girl. 

Sleeper is a sci-fi comedy film, which tells the story of a few radicals, who revive a clarinet player, who was frozen for years, so that he would be able to assist them in their attempts to overthrow an oppressive government. 

Mighty Aphrodite is a fantasy comedy film, which tells the story of Lenny and Amanda who adopt a child, who turns out to be a genius. Assuming his biological parents to be brilliant as well, they seek out the child’s birth mother. However, they are astonished when they find out that his biological mother is a porn star and a prostitute. 

After his girlfriend leaves him, a New Yorker travels to a tiny Latin American nation and gets involved in its latest rebellion.

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a crime comedy film, which tells the story of an insurance investigator Briggs, and Betty, a new employee at his company. Both of them dislike each other, but their lives take a strange turn when both of them are hypnotized by an evil magician who plans to use them to carry out his evil plans.   

Inspired by a book of the same name by Dr David Reuben, this film tells seven different stories which try to answer seven different questions about sex. 

While her stepsister gets engaged, a New York girl decides to set up her father with a beautiful woman who is going through a troubled marriage.  . 

Kleinman is a timid bookkeeper, who wanders around town and tries his best in finding a dangerous serial killer who is on the loose.  

Even after death investigative reporter, Joe Strombel, decides to communicate with an awkward journalism student Sondra Pranksy, to expose a serial killer known as the Tarot Card Killer. Unfortunately, the prime suspect, British aristocrat, Lyman, proves to be more than a match for Sondra and her ally magician Sid Waterman. 

A young Bronx man moves to Hollywood, where he falls madly in love with his uncle’s pretty secretary.  But when he learns that she is actually his uncle’s mistress he returns home heartbroken and begins to run a high-end nightclub with his brother. He also meets a beautiful socialite, whom he plans to marry. At this point, his old love walks back into his life.  

Cassandra’s Dream is a suspense crime drama film, which tells the story of two brothers who are going through financial woes. When a third party proposes that they turn to crime, things get quite ugly and the two brothers become enemies. 

A philosophy professor, who suffers from existential crisis, finds a purpose in his life when one day he overhears a woman complaining that she may lose her children because of a corrupt judge and decides to murder him, reasoning that he will never be caught because he is not connected to the case. But justice has its own way of catching up. 

This heist comedy film, tells the story of a crooked married couple, who plan to rob a local bank. However, they also start selling cookies as their cover up business. Ironically their cookie business makes them even richer, and the duo is now unsure whether they should continue stealing.  

A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy is a sex comedy film which tells the story of an eccentric inventor and his wife, who invite two other couples to their summer house for the weekend. Soon, old romances reignite, new romances develop and everyone ends up sneaking off behind other’s backs.

Alice Tate is a housewife living in New York who is married to a wealthy man named Doug. She spends most of her time shopping, getting beauty treatment and gossiping with her friends. Things take a turn when she falls for a handsome jazz musician named Joe. She finds herself mysteriously attracted to him, and experiences guilt for this, which manifests itself in the form of a backache.   

Magic in the Moonlight is a romantic comedy film which tells the story of an acclaimed magician Stanley Crawford. He despises claims by phony spiritualists, who claim to perform real magic. After he is asked to expose a young medium named Sophie, he meets her, but he is left surprised by evidence that her powers might be real. 

Hollywood Ending is a romantic comedy film which tells the story of a former filmmaker who has been hired to direct his ex-wife, who is now dating the boss of the studio. However, just before he arrives on the set, he develops a case of psychosomatic blindness. With the help of a few friends, he tries to direct the film blind, without any of the producers or executives knowing about his disability.

A Rainy Day in New York is a romantic comedy film which revolves around a  young couple who arrives in New York planning a romantic weekend. However, their plans are soon ruined when the sunlight turns into a shower.

September is a drama film which tells the story of a suicidal woman named Lane, who retreats to her summerhouse in Vermont to spend some time alone. However, problems arise when houseguests disrupt her healing process. Meanwhile, Lane also struggles to deal with her obnoxious mother, who pays her a visit. Soon, things get complicated when Lane finds herself attracted to a writer named Peter.  

This comedy drama film revolves around four writers who discuss the nature of comedy and tragedy over dinner, by narrating two different versions of the same story about a woman named Melinda.

New York Stories is an anthology drama film which tells us three different stories, all of them taking place in New York. The first one tells the story of Lionel, a middle-aged artist, who is infatuated with his assistant. The second story revolves around a 12 year old girl who lives in a luxurious hotel. The third one deals with a New York lawyer dealing with his possessive mother.     

The film presents four unrelated stories, taking place in Rome. The first story focuses on an Italian bathroom singer being put on stage by an American opera director, while the second portrays the perils of a young couple, fresh from rural belt. The third focuses on a middle-class Roman suddenly becoming a celebrity while the fourth is about an American architect reliving his youth. 

After forty years of married life, Helena finds herself abandoned by her husband, Alfie, who divorces her to marry a prostitute. In desperation, she starts consulting a psychic. Their daughter Sally, married to an unsuccessful author, falls for her boss while her husband begins to admire an already engaged woman, leading to more heartburn. 

Jerry Falk, an aspiring writer living in New York, falls for a beautiful and free-spirited young woman named Amanda. Although he leaves his girlfriend for Amanda, his relationship with her turns out to be quite complicated.  

Celebrity is a comedy-drama film which revolves around a divorce couple, Lee and his insecure wife named Robin. After splitting, their lives change drastically as one’s life becomes a failure and the other one finds happiness and success.

Set in the 1950s, on Coney Island, Wonder Wheel revolves around four people whose lives entwine in the Coney Island amusement park. Mickey, a lifegurad who aspires to be a playwright; Ginny, a former actress who earns her living by working as a waitress; Humpty, Ginny's not so sophisticated husband; and Carolina, Humpty's long alienated daughter who is hiding in her father's apartment to save herself from gangsters.

Mort Rifkin, an elderly film critic, who lives in New York, pays a visit to his therapist, to talk about the recent developments in his life. He talks about his young wife Sue who works as a press agent for a French director, who makes anti-war films. He feels jealous of their relationship, and these thoughts and fears causes him to have nightmares. Eventually, he is shocked when Sue informs him that she is planning to leave him to start a new life with Philippe.

Phil Moskowitz is a secret agent, who is on a mission to uncover the world’s best egg salad recipe. He is aided in his mission by Suki, a gorgeous woman and her sister Teri. However, it seems that the recipe is in the possession of a notorious criminal named Shepherd Wong.

Three sisters Lee, Holly and Hannah, reunite after two years at a Thanksgiving party. Things take a turn when Hannah discovers that her husband is actually having an affair with her sister, Lee. 

An existential comedy considered by many as Woody Allen’s greatest work, the film follows two story lines. One concerns a successful, but philandering ophthalmologist, who has his mistress killed when she threatens to reveal his affair and the other concerns a married documentary filmmaker in love with his brother-in-law’s associate producer. 

Broadway Danny Rose is a comedy film which tells us the story of a talent agent who tries to reconcile his client, who is a lounge singer, with his mistress. However, he is mistaken by a jealous gangster to be her lover.

Sleeper is a sci-fi comedy film, which tells the story of a few radicals, who revive a clarinet player, who was frozen for years, so that he would be able to assist them in their attempts to overthrow an oppressive government. 

Woody Allen plays Leonard Zelig in this mockumentary written and directed by him. Zelig's fly on the wall personality gives him the unique ability to look and act like the people around him. When his skills gain popularity, he catches the fancy of Eudora Fletcher, a doctor who wants to study him.

Manhattan Murder Mystery is a mystery comedy film, which tells the story of Carol and Larry, a middle-aged couple who suspect foul play when their neighbor’s wife suddenly drops dead. Therefore they decide to investigate. 

Twice-divorced and severely frustrated 42 years old TV writer, Issac Davis, is dating a seventeen years old Tracy. His ex-wife Jill has come out as a lesbian and is writing a book on their marriage. Meanwhile, Issac tries to navigate his feelings towards Mary Wilkie, his best friend’s mistress.

One of the greatest movies of all-time, Annie Hall tells the story of comedian Alvy Singer who is trying to figure out the ups and downs of his failed relationship with singer Annie Hall. Alvy speaks directly to the audience, dissecting his childhood and relationships while revealing surreal and emotional moments from his life. 

After his girlfriend leaves him, a New Yorker travels to a tiny Latin American nation and gets involved in its latest rebellion.

This comedy drama film revolves around the life of Sandy Bates, a famous filmmaker, whose fans want him to go back to making funny movies as they prefer it more to his recent artistic efforts.  Meanwhile, he is also trying to sort out his love life.

Howard Prince is a restaurant cashier who is approached by a blacklisted screenwriter to sell a script under his own name. Howard accepts, seeing this as an opportunity to make extra cash. Eventually, he becomes a ‘front’ for several blacklisted writers. But, the injustice around him start to affect him, and he is forced to take a stand.

Virgil Starkwell aims to become a bank robber, despite being completely incompetent. However, he eventually gets caught and is put in prison. However, he plans a prison break.  

This parody war film tells the story of a simple Russian villager who is forced to join the Russian army during the Napoleonic Wars. However, he soon accidentally becomes a military hero.

Mighty Aphrodite is a fantasy comedy film, which tells the story of Lenny and Amanda who adopt a child, who turns out to be a genius. Assuming his biological parents to be brilliant as well, they seek out the child’s birth mother. However, they are astonished when they find out that his biological mother is a porn star and a prostitute. 

This comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen also stars him in the lead as a successful writer named Harry Block. It follows Block on his way to receive an honorary degree from the university which once threw him out. Accompanying him on the drive are a prostitute, a friend and his son.

Emmett Ray is a famed jazz guitarist, who believes that love is a hindrance to his musical career. His views start to change after he develops affection for a shy and mute woman. However, shortly after he gains fame, he gets married to a wealthy socialite on a whim. 

While her stepsister gets engaged, a New York girl decides to set up her father with a beautiful woman who is going through a troubled marriage.  . 

Gabe, a professor, and his wife, Judy, are shocked to hear that their best friends Sally and Jack are splitting up. Eventually, this makes them question their own relationship as well.

San Francisco’s gawky film critic Allan Felix, a devoted fan of Humphrey Bogart and Casablanca, has recently separated from his wife, Nancy. His friends, married couple Dick and Linda Christie, try to help him by arranging blind dates. Apparition of his idol, Bogart, keeps advising Allan, who tries to be like Bogart, but ends up being clumsy. Ultimately, he falls in love with Linda.  

Kleinman is a timid bookkeeper, who wanders around town and tries his best in finding a dangerous serial killer who is on the loose.  

Inspired by a book of the same name by Dr David Reuben, this film tells seven different stories which try to answer seven different questions about sex. 

This heist comedy film, tells the story of a crooked married couple, who plan to rob a local bank. However, they also start selling cookies as their cover up business. Ironically their cookie business makes them even richer, and the duo is now unsure whether they should continue stealing.  

Hollywood Ending is a romantic comedy film which tells the story of a former filmmaker who has been hired to direct his ex-wife, who is now dating the boss of the studio. However, just before he arrives on the set, he develops a case of psychosomatic blindness. With the help of a few friends, he tries to direct the film blind, without any of the producers or executives knowing about his disability.

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a crime comedy film, which tells the story of an insurance investigator Briggs, and Betty, a new employee at his company. Both of them dislike each other, but their lives take a strange turn when both of them are hypnotized by an evil magician who plans to use them to carry out his evil plans.   

Jerry Falk, an aspiring writer living in New York, falls for a beautiful and free-spirited young woman named Amanda. Although he leaves his girlfriend for Amanda, his relationship with her turns out to be quite complicated.  

A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy is a sex comedy film which tells the story of an eccentric inventor and his wife, who invite two other couples to their summer house for the weekend. Soon, old romances reignite, new romances develop and everyone ends up sneaking off behind other’s backs.

The film presents four unrelated stories, taking place in Rome. The first story focuses on an Italian bathroom singer being put on stage by an American opera director, while the second portrays the perils of a young couple, fresh from rural belt. The third focuses on a middle-class Roman suddenly becoming a celebrity while the fourth is about an American architect reliving his youth. 

New York Stories is an anthology drama film which tells us three different stories, all of them taking place in New York. The first one tells the story of Lionel, a middle-aged artist, who is infatuated with his assistant. The second story revolves around a 12 year old girl who lives in a luxurious hotel. The third one deals with a New York lawyer dealing with his possessive mother.     

Fading Gigolo is a comedy film which tells the story of an elderly man Murray, who teams up with his friend Fioravante to open a gigolo business in order to make some money. However, things get complicated when Fioravante finds himself falling for a woman.  

Even after death investigative reporter, Joe Strombel, decides to communicate with an awkward journalism student Sondra Pranksy, to expose a serial killer known as the Tarot Card Killer. Unfortunately, the prime suspect, British aristocrat, Lyman, proves to be more than a match for Sondra and her ally magician Sid Waterman. 

Michael is a playboy by nature, who is determined to reform and stay faithful to his fiancée Carole. Things however get complicated when several attractive women get charmed by him.  Eventually, he is forced to ask for help from a demented psychologist who is having romantic problems of his own.

Scenes from a Mall is a comedy film which tells the story of a married couple Nick and Deborah, who shock each other on their sixteenth wedding anniversary by confessing about their infidelities in a shopping mall. Therefore, they decide to end their marriage by having a divorce.

In this spy spoof, a retired James Bond is persuaded to rejoin the secret service to counter shadowy organization SMERSH, allegedly responsible for murdering secret agents. Sir James devises a plan to assemble a group of agents, all named James Bond 007, to confuse SMERSH. Each new Bond is assigned a specific role. Now Sir James must nab the brain behind SMERSH.  

This comedy drama film tells the story of Joe, a nostalgic, who looks back at the golden age of the radio, and remembers his childhood memories.

A young Bronx man moves to Hollywood, where he falls madly in love with his uncle’s pretty secretary.  But when he learns that she is actually his uncle’s mistress he returns home heartbroken and begins to run a high-end nightclub with his brother. He also meets a beautiful socialite, whom he plans to marry. At this point, his old love walks back into his life.  

Phil Moskowitz is a secret agent, who is on a mission to uncover the world’s best egg salad recipe. He is aided in his mission by Suki, a gorgeous woman and her sister Teri. However, it seems that the recipe is in the possession of a notorious criminal named Shepherd Wong.

The Impostors is a comedy film which takes us to 1938 New York, and revolves around two men Arthur and Maurice, who earn a living swindling people. However, things get complicated for them, when they cross paths with a Shakespearean actor.

Z, a worker ant striving to break away from his monotonous routine and express his individuality, falls in love with beautiful princess Bala when she visits a bar to escape suffocating royal life. He switches places with soldier friend Weaver to see her again, and unwittingly becomes the colony's only hope against a coup d'état by General Mandible.