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Husbands and Wives

Husbands and Wives

Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1992

When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage.

Movie details

Husbands and Wives

“A hilarious comedy about being married, being single, sex and life in New York.”

1992 Comedy · Drama · Romance 1h 48m

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7.0 / 10

Community rating

When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Woody Allen

Written by

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Gabe Roth

Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow

Judy Roth

Judy Davis

Judy Davis

Sally

Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

Jack

Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis

Rain

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Michael Gates

Lysette Anthony

Lysette Anthony

Sam

Court is in session

Put Husbands and Wives on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.