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Calm and low-key
Hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Some situational comedy and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and pop culture
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
The First Wives Club is calm and low-intensity.
Hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's hopeful. Much of it is about family.
Some situational comedy and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some situational comedy and sharp wit.
Everyday modern life, family, and pop culture
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and pop culture.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The First Wives Club is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Paramount+, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Pluto TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 62/100 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 56%, and Metacritic 59). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 42 min
The First Wives Club runs 1 h 42 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Audiences rate The First Wives Club higher (67) than critics (58). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $26 million to make and earned $116 million worldwide, 4.5 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+68GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The First Wives Club in 82 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 88 storytelling tropes for The First Wives Club, including Bookends, Freudian Trio, Brick Joke.
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