TMDb Rating
6.6/10
72 verified votes
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
Comedy
98 min
"...and you think you've got problems."
Plot Summary
Mel Edison has just lost his job after many years and now has to cope with being unemployed at middle age during an intense NYC heat wave.
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Keywords to include
ComedyMelvin FrankJack LemmonAnne Bancroft1975
Director
Melvin Frank
Top Cast
Jack LemmonAnne BancroftGene SaksElizabeth WilsonFlorence Stanley
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