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An Ideal Husband

1999 · 90 min

A crisply witty drawing-room comedy of manners, all sparkling banter and polished scheming, where scandal simmers politely beneath elegant surfaces.

Genres
Comedy
Overview
Rising politician Robert Chiltern once sold secret information and is now being blackmailed by Laura Cheveley. She has proof, and it will damage his career and marriage severely. Chiltern calls in the help of his friend Arthur Goring.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Betrayal, corruption, morality, love
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension5
    Darkness3
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    William P. Cartlidge
    Written by
    William P. Cartlidge
    Starring
    James Wilby, Sadie Frost, Jonathan Firth, Trevyn McDowell, Robert Hardy, Karen Hayley, Prunella Scales, Tamara Beckwith
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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