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The Housewife

2026 · 102 min

A slow-burning, unsettling drama that keeps you tense as a journalist's investigation blurs moral lines.

Directed by
Ben Shirinian
Genres
Drama
Overview
A young New York Times journalist tracking down a potential Nazi officer living secretly in Queens.
How it feels
Tense, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Deception, guilt, justice, identity
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Ben Shirinian
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ben Shirinian
Written by
Alyssa Hill
Starring
Naomi Watts, Tye Sheridan, Michael Imperioli, Norman Reedus, Hannah Marks, Lena Olin, Debi Mazar
Cinematography
Michael Merriman
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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