''Dating and New York'' is a 2021 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

written and directed by

Jonah Feingold Jonah Feingold (born in New York City) is an American former podcaster, writer, and director of several short films. He is known for his 2014 video ''Star Wars Wes Anderson'', which parodied the trailer of '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'', the 20 ...

in his directorial debut. It stars

Jaboukie Young-White Jaboukie Young-White (born July 24, 1994) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Early life Young-White was born to Jamaican immigrants and raised in Harvey, Illinois. He later attended Marian Catholic High School where he partic ...

, Francesca Reale, Catherine Cohen, Brian Muller, Jerry Ferrara, Arturo Castro, Taylor Hill, Alex Moffat, Eva Victor and Yedoye Travis. It had its world premiere at

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on June 13, 2021. It was released on September 10, 2021 by

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Cast

Production

In December 2019, it was announced

, Francesca Reale, Catherine Cohen, Brian Muller, Jerry Ferrara, Arturo Castro, Taylor Hill, Alex Moffat, Eva Victor and Yedoye Travis had joined the cast of the film, with

directing from a screenplay he wrote.

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began in October 2019. The film was shot in New York at 22 locations in 15 days.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the

on June 13, 2021. Prior to the festival,

acquired distribution rights to the film. It was released in theaters by IFC Films on September 10, 2021.

Reception

On the review aggregator website

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, 41% of 22 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.3/10.

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 42 out of 100 based on six critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 10926320 2021 films 2021 comedy films 2021 directorial debut films 2020s American films 2020s English-language films American comedy films Films shot in New York City Films produced by Mason Novick IFC Films films