Synecdoche New York Reviews

- Director: Charlie Kaufman
- Executive producers: Ray Angelic, William Horberg and Bruce Toll
- Producers: Anthony Bregman, Spike Jonze, Charlie Kauffman and Sidney Kimmel
- Screenwriter: Charlie Kaufman
- Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
- Release date: October 24, 2008
- MPAA rating: R
- Run time: 124 minutes
- Filmed in the Bronx

This page contains reviews for the 2008 drama Synecdoche New York, which is written and directed by Charlie Kaufman.
The movie opens in limited U.S. theaters on October 24, 2008, and stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Michelle Williams.
Just prior to its opening, the movie received an overall critics' rating of 59 from Metacritic and a 62% from Rotten Tomatoes.
Synecdoche New York Synopsis

A New York theater director wrestles with his brilliance, age and the women in his life.
Critics' Reviews
"'Synecdoche, New York', might be easier to analyze than enjoy, easier to think about than feel. And yet, as Caden makes mistakes, frets about growing old, laments losing touch with his daughter and tries to find some happiness, we do care about him."—CinematicalCinematical: Cannes Review (May 23, 2008)
"Kaufman's prodigious imagination and focus allow him to construct a big picture—very, very big—while, aided by a stellar cast and some ingenious set designers, he gets even the most microscopic of details to ring true. It's hard to believe this is his directorial debut—harder still to think he might one day better it."—E! OnlineE! Online: Synecdoche, New York E! Reviews (October 23, 2008)
"'Synecdoche, New York', Charlie Kaufman’s directorial debut, is impeccably acted, inventively designed, sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, and often devastatingly sad. It was also still such a mystery to me after two viewings that I found it hard to trust my own vocabulary to describe what the experience of watching it is actually like."—SpoutblogSpoutblog: Synecdoche, New York Review (October 23, 2008)