Movie·1975·98 min

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Name: The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1975-03-14
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft, Gene Saks, Elizabeth Wilson, Florence Stanley

The Prisoner of Second Avenue streams in the US on TCM, and free with ads on YouTube Free, as of October 5, 2026.

...and you think you've got problems.

6.6 / 10 · TMDB

Comedy

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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