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Side Streets
“New York City is close to boiling over on the hottest day of the year.”
68%
Movie
2h 11m
AI Analysis
Side Streets (1998) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Side Streets (1998) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: The lives of diverse characters in each of New York City's five boroughs overlap. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~131 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Side Streets 68% (6 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
68%
from 6 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The lives of diverse characters in each of New York City's five boroughs overlap.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1998-09-05
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- TMDB rating
- 6.8
- TMDB ID
- 201586
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Where can I watch Side Streets (1998)?
Side Streets is available for discovery on WatchMind. You can find official links to rent, buy, or stream from licensed digital stores like Apple TV and Amazon in our "Where to Watch" section.
Is there an official trailer for Side Streets?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Side Streets directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Side Streets about?
The lives of diverse characters in each of New York City's five boroughs overlap.
Is there an AI analysis for Side Streets?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Side Streets?
The official runtime for Side Streets is approximately 131 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Valeria Golino
Sylvie Otti

Rosario Dawson
Marisol Hidalgo

Shabana Azmi
Mrs. Chandra Bipin Raj

Jennifer Esposito
Jessica

Shashi Kapoor
Vikram Raj

Miho Nikaido
Yuki Shimamura

David Vadim
Josif Iscovescu

Art Malik
Bipin Raj

Leon
Errol Boyce

Joanna Adler
Policewoman Two

Peter Appel
Boomir

Victor Argo
Albani Krug
- K
Kalimi Baxter
Maggie

Gregg Bello
Jimi

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Brenda Boyce
- M
Marie Barrientos
Lydia
- H
Helene Cara
Mrs. Petrescu

Kathleen Chalfant
Nanda
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