Diner (1982)

Directed by

Barry Levinson

Genre

drama film, comedy film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 311 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of old friends in Baltimore gather at a local diner in the days leading up to one of their weddings. They talk about their lives, their relationships, and the changes that adulthood is bringing.

nostalgicwarmbittersweetconversationalgentleobservationalcharacter-driven

What happens

Diner is a 1982 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Barry Levinson. It is Levinson's screen-directing debut and the first of his "Baltimore Films" tetralogy, set in his hometown during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s; the other three films are Tin Men (1987), Avalon (1990) and Liberty Heights (1999). It stars Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Paul Reiser, Kevin Bacon, Timothy Daly and Ellen Barkin and was released on March 5, 1982. The movie follows a close-knit circle of friends who reunite at a Baltimore diner when one of them, Eddie Simmons, prepares to get married. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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