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Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)

Over the Brooklyn Bridge poster
Directed by
Menahem Golan
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Jewish man is pressured by his family to end his relationship with his non-Jewish girlfriend. He must navigate his feelings and family expectations.

lightheartedromanticcomicnostalgicgentlewarmrelatable

What happens

Over the Brooklyn Bridge is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by Menahem Golan, written by Arnold Somkin, and starring Elliott Gould. It had the working title of My Darling Shiksa, referring to a Shiksa, a woman outside of the Jewish faith. The film depicts a Jewish man being forced to break up with his gentile girlfriend. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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