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The Butcher's Wife

1991 · 107 min

A whimsical, warm romantic comedy with a touch of magic, easy to watch and gently amusing.

Directed by
Terry Hughes
Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
Tagline
She's a psychic who's turning New Yorkers into lovers. Obviously, she's from out of town.
Overview
A clairvoyant woman thinks that she's met her future husband because she's seen him in a dream. They marry and he takes her back to his butcher shop in New York city, where her powers tend to influence everyone she meets while working in the shop. Through her advice, she helps others and eventually finds the true man of her dreams.
How it feels
Warm, whimsical, romantic and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Love, identity, friendship, fate
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Terry Hughes
Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • friendship
  • fate
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • small town
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
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism4
Romance7
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
fantasy, comedy, romance
Directed by
Terry Hughes
Written by
Ezra Litwak, Marjorie Schwartz
Starring
Demi Moore, Jeff Daniels, George Dzundza, Mary Steenburgen, Frances McDormand, Margaret Colin, Max Perlich, Miriam Margolyes
Music
Michael Gore
Cinematography
Frank Tidy
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Italian, French, English

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