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Sudden Manhattan

Movie·1996·Comedy, Drama, Fantasy·1h 20m·Directed by Adrienne Shelly

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Twenty-something Donna is jobless, single and broke. On a fateful day, reality turns itself upside down, and she is suddenly faced with one absurdity after another.

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