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The Wife (2017) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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The Wife

Movie2017·100 min

The Wife

Directed by Björn Runge

An Oscar-nominated drama film directed by Björn Runge.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 33%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

1K ratings

About The Wife

A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Unsettling
Story Tags: infidelity, identity self discovery, ambition hubris, late 20th century, showbiz media, small town, romantic partners, mentor student, outsider misfit, everyman, nonlinear flashback, slow burn reveal

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Details

Director: Björn Runge
Language: English

Cast

Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Actress (2018)

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How The Wife Ranks

All movies

Top 33%

2010s movies

Top 28%

Drama movies

Top 33%

2010s Drama movies

Top 26%

Top 33% All movies.

the vibe

The Wife Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetintenselayeredseriouspersonalearnestcontemplativeunsettling

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

contemplativequiet

nonlinear flashback

slow-burn reveal

infidelity

identity self discovery

ambition hubris

outsider misfit

everyman

romantic partners

mentor student

showbiz & media

small town

late 20th century

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9