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How to Murder Your Wife

1965·Movie
1h 58min·NR
63
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Funny.

Energy

Calm and low-key

  • Fast Pace6
  • Tension4
  • Adrenaline3

Heart

Wholesome and hopeful

  • Wholesome7
  • Hopefulness7
  • Romance6

Humor

Plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit

  • Situational Comedy8
  • Wit & Wordplay6
  • Physical Comedy5

World

Everyday modern life

  • Dialogue Centrality8
  • Rewatchability7
  • World Immersion6

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Acting7
  • Dialogue Quality7
  • Direction6

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography6
  • Editing6
  • Music Composition5

Who it's for

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Bring The Little Woman...Maybe She'll Die Laughing!

Stanley Ford is a successful cartoonist and happily single. That is, until he gets drunk at a friend's bachelor party and impulsively proposes to the beautiful woman who pops out of the cake. Once sober, he regrets the decision, but she won't agree to a divorce. Stanley jokingly vents his frustrations in his comic strip by having the main character kill his wife. But when his actual wife goes missing and Stanley is arrested for her murder, he has a change of heart.
Classic Hollywood ComedyBachelor LifeMarriageRelationship DynamicsCartoonistLightheartedRomanticEscapist Fun

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Where can I stream How to Murder Your Wife legally?

How to Murder Your Wife is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, YouTube TV, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.

Is How to Murder Your Wife worth watching?

63
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64/100 (IMDb 6.4 and Rotten Tomatoes 64%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is How to Murder Your Wife rated?

NR

It's rated NR in the United States.

How long is How to Murder Your Wife?

1 h 58 min

How to Murder Your Wife runs 1 h 58 min.

Do critics and audiences agree on How to Murder Your Wife?

Critics64
Audiences64

Yes. Critics average 64 and audiences 64 out of 100, so both groups see How to Murder Your Wife much the same way.

What language is How to Murder Your Wife in?

EnglishItalian

It was made in English, with some Italian. Produced in United States.

In how many countries can I watch How to Murder Your Wife?

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GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for How to Murder Your Wife in 13 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.

What tropes does How to Murder Your Wife use?

Door-Closes EndingLanguage of LoveJumping Out of a CakeDub Name ChangeNo Name GivenEndangered SouffléConstructive Body DisposalBilingual BonusIt's for a BookDark Is EvilMuse Abuse

TV Tropes lists 11 storytelling tropes for How to Murder Your Wife, including Door-Closes Ending, Language of Love, Jumping Out of a Cake.