this is an 'amazing' but often forgotten film "my personal opinion it is absolutely one of scorsese's very best earlier films!!'alice doesn't live here anymore' is a classic and if you love 70s films and have not yet seen it..you definitely should!! you absolutely will NOT be disappointed!!

It's not that I didn't like this movie, no. Actually this movie has a lot of excellent features among which Ellen Burstyn's winning performance, however I can't call it the salient performance among her other equally if not better roles, and mobile handheld cinematography. It's just I can't get rid of the feeling that Scorsese wanted to be in trend and indulge the feminist movement of the time.

Scorsese shows his range as a filmmaker and proves what makes him so good: he's a director with an eye for fancy camera work but a heart for his characters and the journeys they take.

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What makes this movie so charming is how grounded and human it is. A loving portrait of a single mother trying all at once to conform to societal standards, provide a stable home for her son and yet strive to live her dreams. The dialogue is so natural and yet it's surpassing to see in a movie because you almost never see mothers on film portrayed as not only multi-dimensional but flat out witty. I also loved how her love interests were also portrayed with dimension, considering this is pretty much the generic formula for a romantic comedy its interesting to see that even the 'dreamboat' is portrayed as flawed. Great music, great little film.

Alice Hyatt (played by Ellen Burstyn) is a 35-year old housewife living in a small town in New Mexico. She has a precocious, cocky 11-year old son Tommy whom she adores and a cold, unsophisticated, demanding husband whom she tolerates. Then her husband dies and Alice and Tommy's world is torn apart. Short of money, Alice decides to move back to her hometown of Monterrey, California, and rekindle her singing career. On the way there she and Tommy decide to stop in Phoenix, Arizona, for a few weeks. Alice gets a job singing in a bar and things are looking up. However, Alice's terrible taste in men once again puts paid to this progress..Martin Scorsese's first movie after hitting the big time with Mean Streets, and his fourth feature film. Quite un-Scorseseish as this movie is a sensitive human drama, rather than a violent crime-drama, and the lead character is a woman. Scorsese proves to be a reasonably good hand in this genre though, producing a movie that is warm and engaging. Funny at times too - the scenes with Vera were Chaplinesque in terms of physical comedy.Performances are generally good. Ellen Burstyn is great as Alice and Alfred Lutter is, for the most part, very good as Tommy. The scenes with Alice and Tommy are great and are a highlight of the movie - wonderful interactions. Burstyn won a Best Actress Oscar for her efforts.Kris Kristofferson puts in a solid performance. On the negative side, Harvey Keitel is irritating in his role.The movie also features an 11/12-year old Jodie Foster in a reasonably important role. Two years later she would appear in Scorsese's next film, Taxi Driver...Not a perfect movie though - far from it. There are times when things get clumsy, even silly. In addition, some aspects of the plot and character development aren't too consistent. This unevenness often undoes some of the engagement that goes before it. Ending is a bit trite, schmaltzy and predictable too.

good stuff i could write alot about this but what's the point? flixter will just loose it anyway.

A nice little film, but man that kid is annoying.

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) ??? 1/2Touching fable about recently widowed mother and her son as they go on the road determined to make a new life for themselves. Not the "masterpiece" of MEAN STREETS or TAXI DRIVER, but still a remarkable achievement. Ellen Burstyn earned an Oscar for her superb work here.

An overall solid Scorsese film.

A good movie that brought the TV Show Alice. This is one to watch when you want to see a classic of 1974.

Put another quarter in and try again.

One of the better movies I've seen!

Very good apart from a few things like Ben not being fully explained or the abrupt change in Alice and Tommy's relationship with David before she reconciles with him. It just kinda threw everything off and makes you wonder.

A movie about a widow and her bratty son moving west to make a better life for themselves. The movie is OK, but I find it hard to fathom that the mom - Alice won an Academy award, and a fellow waitress, Flo was also nominated for Best Supporting actress.