Years after her ship disappeared, a presumably dead woman returns home. To her shock, she finds her husband has remarried.
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GoodWatch score 68May 17, 1940 · 1 h 28 min · NR
Shout-Out, Reunion Kiss, Accidental Adultery +9
6 questions, like "Where can I stream My Favorite Wife?"
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
In the United States, My Favorite Wife streams on YouTube TV, and it is free with ads on JustWatch TV Free. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 138 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66 (IMDb 7.2, Letterboxd 3.6 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, and Metacritic 63).
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
Yes: romance is 8 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.
Yes: the humor is mostly situational comedy (9 of 10) and sharp wit (7 of 10).
TV Tropes lists 20 tropes for it, including Shout-Out, Reunion Kiss, and Accidental Adultery.
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