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The Rich Man's Wife

1996 · 94 min

A twisty, tense thriller that keeps you guessing as a woman navigates a deadly game of deception and survival.

Directed by
Amy Holden Jones
Genres
Thriller
Tagline
Someone Is Playing A Very Deadly Game...
Overview
A rich man's wife finds she has a bad prenuptial agreement with an even worse husband. Over drinks with a stranger, she fantasizes about doing her husband in to void the prenup — but much to her surprise, the stranger decides to turn her imagination into reality.

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Directed by
Amy Holden Jones
Genres
Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • crime
  • greed
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
thriller
Directed by
Amy Holden Jones
Written by
Amy Holden Jones
Starring
Halle Berry, Peter Greene, Clive Owen, Frankie Faison, Charles Hallahan, Allan Rich, Clea Lewis, Christopher McDonald
Music
John Frizzell
Cinematography
Haskell Wexler
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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