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Husbands and Wives

  • 19921992
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  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Husbands and Wives (1992)
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When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage.When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage.When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
29K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
13,848
641
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    • Director
      • Woody Allen
    • Writer
      • Woody Allen
    • Stars
      • Woody Allen
      • Mia Farrow
      • Sydney Pollack
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Woody Allen
    • Writer
      • Woody Allen
    • Stars
      • Woody Allen
      • Mia Farrow
      • Sydney Pollack
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    • 89User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 12 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Mia Farrow, and Sydney Pollack in Husbands and Wives (1992)
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    Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Mia Farrow, and Sydney Pollack in Husbands and Wives (1992)
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    Woody Allen in Husbands and Wives (1992)
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    • Gabe Roth
    Mia Farrow
    Mia Farrow
    • Judy Roth
    Sydney Pollack
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    • Jack
    Judy Davis
    Judy Davis
    • Sally
    Nick Metropolis
    • TV Scientist
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    Jeffrey Kurland
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    Bruce Jay Friedman
    • Peter Styles
    Cristi Conaway
    Cristi Conaway
    • Shawn Grainger
    Timothy Jerome
    • Paul
    Rebecca Glenn
    • Gail
    Juliette Lewis
    Juliette Lewis
    • Rain
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    Lysette Anthony
    Lysette Anthony
    • Sam
    Benno Schmidt
    • Judy's Ex-Husband
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    Gordon Rigsby
    • Hamptons' Party Guests
    Liam Neeson
    Liam Neeson
    • Michael Gates
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    • Trivia
      Hoping to piggyback on the publicity surrounding Woody Allen's breakup with Mia Farrow, TriStar opened the film on 865 screens, the largest number ever given over to a Woody Allen picture. They were rewarded with an opening weekend of 3.52 million dollars, the biggest ever for an Allen film.
    • Goofs
      When Sally (Judy Davis) and Jack (Sydney Pollack) are arguing in their living room, one of the crew members can be seen moving in the reflection off the picture glass on the back wall.
    • Quotes

      Sally: It's the Second Law of Thermodynamics: sooner or later everything turns to shit. That's my phrasing, not the Encyclopedia Britannica.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Sneakers/Where the Day Takes You/Husbands and Wives/Wind/Swoon (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      What Is This Thing Called Love
      (1929)

      Written by Cole Porter

      Performed by Leo Reisman and His Orchestra (as Leo Reisman & His Orchestra)

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    User reviews89

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    8/10
    One of Woody Allen's best comedy/dramas
    A married couple, Sally (Judy Davis) and Jack (Sydney Pollack), tell their best friends--another married couple named Gabe (Woody Allen) and Judy (Mia Farrow)--that they are separating. This news throws Gabe and Judy into a tailspin. It makes them reexamine their own marriage and find it lacking. Meanwhile Sally starts seeing a handsome, romantic man (Liam Neeson) and Jack is living with a girl at least 30 years his junior. This film follows what happens to them over the course of a year.

    A fascinating film. I'm not married (or even straight) but I don't think that matters--this is about love, sex and relationships and has dialogue and situations that anyone can relate to. Allen's script is right on target--the insights are just incredible, and we slowly begin to see exactly how all of the four main characters really are. During the film they are all interviewed by a never seen person--these interviews really help the story and reveals how everybody feels about the others. It pulls everything together.

    The acting is almost all great. Allen and Farrow were living together when this was filmed--when it was released they were in a bitter custody battle. This movie actually provides insight to WHY they broke up--their argument scenes are just a bit too realistic. Davis and Pollack are just superb in their roles. They let you feel their characters pain and confusion--just great acting. Neeseon isn't asked to do much but he is very affecting in his scenes. However Juliette Lewis is terrible as a college student. Her voice is nasal and whiny and her acting is pretty lousy--but it doesn't ruin the film.

    I saw this back in 1992 in a theatre and loved it. Twelve years later I STILL love it. A great film. I'm only giving this an 8 though. There are two big faults with this film: the hand-held jittery camera work being the main one. My guess is Allen filmed it this way to make the film more immediate and give it a documentary feel. It works but it IS distracting. Also it gets a little repetitious towards the end. Still this is well worth seeing. Recommended.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 18, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Movie Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Maridos y esposas
    • Filming locations
      • Barnard College, Columbia University - 3009 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions
      • TriStar Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,555,619
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,520,550
      • Sep 20, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,555,619
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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