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The Wings of the Dove

1997Movie1 h 42 minR

DramaRomance
74
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.1Metacritic736.2Rotten Tomatoes85%78%

A romantic, melancholic drama movie about history and class and money, with standout characters.

Good for date night · friends night · thought-provoking

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Story

A couple with everything but money. An heiress with everything but love. A temptation no one could resist.

Kate is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher. But she knows her Aunt Maude will never approve of the match, since Kate's deceased mother has lost all her money in a marriage to a degenerate opium addict. When Kate meets a terminally ill American heiress named Millie traveling through Europe, she comes up with a conniving plan to have both love and wealth.

Feels like

  • Period Drama
  • Betrayal and Deceit
  • Class Conflict
  • Forbidden Romance
  • Dangerous Game
  • Greed and Ambition
  • Psychological Complexity
  • Moral Ambiguity
  • Intense Character Study

Cast

11 of 11

Crew

Directed by
Iain Softley
Written by
Hossein Amini, Henry James
Produced by
David Parfitt, Stephen Evans
Music by
Edward Shearmur

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Facts

September 4, 1997 · 1 h 42 min · R

Released
September 4, 1997
Runtime
1 h 42 min
Age rating
R
Content
Nudity, Sexual Content
Genres
Drama, Romance
Original language
English
Also spoken
Italian
Made in
United Kingdom, United States
Box office
$14 million
Available in
51 countries
Keywords
based on novel or book

Tropes

Impoverished Patrician, Manipulative Bitch, Corrupt the Cutie +3

  • Impoverished Patrician
  • Manipulative Bitch
  • Corrupt the Cutie
  • False Friend
  • Gold Digger
  • Victorian Novel Disease

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Where can I stream The Wings of the Dove?

Hoopla

In the United States, The Wings of the Dove is free with ads on Hoopla. You can rent or buy it from JustWatch TV Free, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 2 other countries.

Is The Wings of the Dove worth watching?

74
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, and Metacritic 73).

Is The Wings of the Dove good for date night?

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Yes: romance is 8 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.