Hannah and Her Sisters is a 1986 American comedy-drama film which tells the intertwined stories of an extended family, told over two years that begin and end with a family Thanksgiving dinner. The movie was written and directed by Woody Allen, who stars along with Mia Farrow as Hannah, Michael Caine as her husband, and Barbara Hershey and Dianne Wiest as her sisters.

The film's ensemble cast also includes Carrie Fisher, Maureen O'Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan, Max von Sydow, and Julie Kavner. Daniel Stern, Richard Jenkins, Fred Melamed, Lewis Black, Joanna Gleason, John Turturro, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus all have minor roles, as do Tony Roberts and Sam Waterston, who have uncredited cameo appearances. Several of Farrow's children, including a pre-adolescent Soon-Yi Previn, have credited and uncredited roles, mostly as Thanksgiving extras.

The film is Allen's biggest box office hit, without adjusting for inflation, with a North American gross of US$41 million. Adjusted for inflation it falls behind Annie Hall and Manhattan, and possibly also one or two of his early comedies. Hannah and Her Sisters won both Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and was the first since Julia in 1977, nearly nine years before.

Perhaps Allen's most joyful film, it's also the most definitive example of how just how sterling his craft had become. The way he effortlessly juggles the stories of so many different full-bodied characters is nothing short of masterful.

The Duck Soup scene near the end is essentially a direct counterpoint to the pessimism of Purple Rose, and I must say: if there's a more life-affirming 4 minutes in cinema, I haven't seen it. In fact, that pretty much applies to the whole movie.

Purple Rose is one of the most depressing movies I've ever seen.

I've been dying to see Hannah and Her Sisters for awhile now.