Nicole Kidman,
Matthew Broderick,
Bette Midler,
Glenn Close,
Christopher Walken
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Ira Levin's best-selling novel about a town where great wives aren't born but made gets a second screen adaptation in this darkly satirical comedy drama. Joanna Eberhart (Nicole Kidman) is a successfu... read more
Directed by: Frank Oz
Release Date: June 11, 2004
DVD Release Date: November 9, 2004
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June 23, 2011Weird film. Creepy how they controlled them like that and it was a great fictional story.
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March 21, 2011The 1975 version is much better, but this version really surprised me. I had low expectations, but overall I enjoyed it. It's silly and cheesy in some parts, but it still has enough of the creepy elements to keep the audience interested. I prefer the dark mood of the old version ... read more
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June 3, 2010Aside from a decent cast, this is a train wreck of a film. It is completely unmemorable and has little meaning aside from cheap laughs. It attempts to be a comedy, a horrible decision on the film maker's part. It could've been a decent remake, but it just became a failure. They j... read more
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January 21, 2010Good re-make of original. Original was a lot darker. Doesn't everyone want the perfect wife? A couple retreat to suburbia to restore their marriage and concentrate on family life. Very quickly they notice the newcomers being brainwashed into stereotypes - the perfect wife, the me... read more
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January 7, 2010LOL this was originally a horror film, no? This remake didn't exactly carry the same tune.
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April 3, 2009An ok film with a great cast full of acting talent....but the story is just too predictable and a bit of a let down considering the acting talent on show here.
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January 17, 2009Meh, it was okay. The ending was so hokey and the special effects were terrible.
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December 18, 2008Ok, I had been warned off before watching, but I had to watch it, it was in an Ebay job lot that I?d bought. Despite some good Actors among the cast, it?s not a great film, in fact it?s quite a silly one, but I have to say as ridiculous as it was, I didn?t actually get bored wat... read more
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March 11, 2008If you're not a huge Kidman fan, you don't have to regret skipping this one.
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Critic Reviews
June 24, 2004
Rex Reed, New York Observer
June 17, 2004
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
It has a wonderfully wounding malice directed at both the Stepford, Conn., contingent of Energizer Bunny wives and the New Yorkers who have just moved in. Full Review
June 14, 2004
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Very good dialogue, the rest of this stuff just falls apart. Full Review
June 11, 2004
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
None of it appears to be well thought out, or thought through, and it's consequently never remotely believable. Full Review
June 11, 2004
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Henceforth, I fear Stepford may acquire new metaphorical implications. It will mean interesting old movies remade into lobotomized new ones. Full Review
June 11, 2004
David Edelstein, Slate
A great Provincetown drag show of The Stepford Wives. Full Review
June 11, 2004
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Before it degenerates into a complete mess, it's an entertaining mess, and something about its willingness to please maintains the audience's goodwill throughout. Full Review
June 11, 2004
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Rudnick outdoes himself with the number of one-line zingers and moments of visual humor he relentlessly slings at us, all filtered through a summery froth. Full Review
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