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The Women (1939) | Ranked Top 20% · CriticCrunch

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The Women

Movie1939·133 min

The Women

Directed by George Cukor

A comedy drama film directed by George Cukor.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 20%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

181 ratings

About The Women

A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Playful
Story Tags: infidelity, betrayal, family dysfunction, mid century, showbiz media, new york, american regional, close friendship, parent child, romantic partners, ensemble, femme fatale, fish out of water, slow burn reveal

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Details

Director: George Cukor
Language: English

Cast

Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell

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How The Women Ranks

All movies

Top 20%

1930s movies

Top 32%

Comedy movies

Top 17%

1930s Comedy movies

Top 48%

George Cukor films#7 of 12

Top 20% All movies.

the vibe

The Women Vibe

What it feels like

briskbittersweetmoderateapproachablefunnybroadheartfelt

stylized

playful

What it's about

fish out of waterslow-burn revealinfidelitybetrayalfamily dysfunctionensemblefemme fataleclose friendshipparent childromantic partnersshowbiz & mediaNew Yorkamerican regionalmid-century

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

stylizedstyled