Name: Hungry Wives
Genre: Horror, Drama
Released: 1972-12-27
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Cast: Jan White, Raymond Laine, Ann Muffly, Joedda McClain, Bill Thunhurst

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Every Night is Halloween.

An unhappy suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft with unexpected consequences.

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Suburban Witchcraft
Psychological Breakdown
Feminist Exploration
Fantasy vs. Reality
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Social Commentary
Disturbing Imagery
Wicca & Black Arts
Existential Crisis

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Directed by: George A. Romero
Written by: George A. Romero
Produced by: Nancy Romero
Music by: Steve Gorn

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Facts

December 27, 1972 · 1 h 29 min · R

Released: December 27, 1972
Runtime: 1 h 29 min
Age rating: R
Content: Nudity, Sexual Content, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Horror, Drama
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Budget: $90,000
Available in: 11 countries

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Where can I stream Hungry Wives?

In the United States, Hungry Wives streams on Philo, AMC+, MUBI, Night Flight+, and Shudder, and it is free with ads on Kanopy, Fawesome, Cineverse, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. It also streams in 9 other countries.

Is Hungry Wives worth watching?

54

MediocreGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54 (IMDb 5.6, Letterboxd 3.1 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 70%, and Metacritic 40).

Will Hungry Wives scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 7 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching Hungry Wives?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.