The New Yorker at 100

On its 100th birthday, The New Yorker invites viewers into its living, workaday heart. The film traces a century of ambition through journalism, fiction, and wit, showing how a weekly magazine built a distinctive voice across pages, cartoons, and culture. With rare access, the camera follows editors and writers as decisions are made, pieces shaped, and deadlines met, while archival material brings past decades to life. The documentary sits at the intersection of craft and culture, documenting how investigative reporting, short stories, and sharp cartoons repeatedly defined an era. Julianne Moore serves as narrator guiding us through the newsroom, archives, and creative rooms, as familiar faces appear throughout, including David Remnick, Françoise Mouly, Nick Paumgarten, and Paul Moakley.

Directed by Marshall Curry, The New Yorker at 100 is a careful celebration of a magazine that survived print upheaval. The film blends conversations with editors and contributors with archival footage, showing how the publication has adapted while keeping its voice and a clear sense of its history.

Box office numbers for this documentary are not widely publicized, reflecting a strategy that leans toward selective theatrical showings, festival screenings, and streaming. The film is positioned more as a cultural record than a mass market hit, appealing to enthusiasts beyond mainstream audiences.

As of now there are no major awards announced for the film. The documentary is less about prizes and more about documenting a literary institution, offering observation rather than competition and inviting viewers to assess The New Yorker’s evolving influence across journalism, culture, and art.

Reception centers on its thoughtful curation of voices and its emphasis on the craft that drives The New Yorker. Themes include editorial integrity, the balance of reporting and fiction, and the magazine’s ongoing relevance in a digital age where long form storytelling still matters, surprising audiences with its candor.