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When a Man Loves a Woman

  • 1994
  • R
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
24K
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Meg Ryan and Andy Garcia in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
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Psychological DramaTragic RomanceDramaRomance

The seemingly perfect relationship between a man and his wife is tested as a result of her alcoholism.The seemingly perfect relationship between a man and his wife is tested as a result of her alcoholism.The seemingly perfect relationship between a man and his wife is tested as a result of her alcoholism.

  • Director
    • Luis Mandoki
  • Writers
    • Ron Bass
    • Al Franken
  • Stars
    • Meg Ryan
    • Andy Garcia
    • Ellen Burstyn
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    24K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Luis Mandoki
    • Writers
      • Ron Bass
      • Al Franken
    • Stars
      • Meg Ryan
      • Andy Garcia
      • Ellen Burstyn
    • 108User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations total

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    Meg Ryan
    Meg Ryan
    • Alice Green
    Andy Garcia
    Andy Garcia
    • Michael Green
    Ellen Burstyn
    Ellen Burstyn
    • Emily
    Tina Majorino
    Tina Majorino
    • Jess Green
    Mae Whitman
    Mae Whitman
    • Casey Green
    Lauren Tom
    Lauren Tom
    • Amy
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    • Gary
    Eugene Roche
    Eugene Roche
    • Walter
    Gail Strickland
    Gail Strickland
    • Pam
    Steven Brill
    Steven Brill
    • Madras Tie Guy
    Susanna Thompson
    Susanna Thompson
    • Janet
    Erinn Canavan
    • Shannon
    LaTanya Richardson Jackson
    LaTanya Richardson Jackson
    • Dr. Gina Mendez
    • (as Latanya Richardson)
    Bari K. Willerford
    • Malcolm
    James Jude Courtney
    James Jude Courtney
    • Earl
    Jacques De Groot
    • Guy in the Back
    • (as Jacques de Groot)
    Anne Ohliger
    • Jess - 4 Yrs. Old
    Tony Montero
    Tony Montero
    • Bartender
    • Director
      • Luis Mandoki
    • Writers
      • Ron Bass
      • Al Franken
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The movie was based on ten pages of notes written by Orson Welles.
    • Goofs
      It is a myth that vodka is not detectable on the breath. If Alice were indeed drinking a quart a day her husband, and everyone near her, would have smelled it.
    • Quotes

      Michael Green: My wife is an alcoholic. Best person I ever met. She has 600 different smiles. They can light up your life. They can make you laugh out loud, just like that. They can even make you cry, just like that. That's just with her smiles. You'd have to see her with her kids. You'd have to see how they look at her, when she's not looking. To think of all the things she lives through, and I couldn't help her.

      Alice Green: Maybe helping wasn't your job.

      Michael Green: Well, it wasn't. See I love her. And I tried everything, except really listening, really listening, and that's how I left her alone. I was so ashamed of that, and I couldn't even tell her. Maybe if I tell her she'd love me anyway.

      Alice Green: Or more. She would have loved you even more. I think you should tell all this stuff to your wife.

    • Crazy credits
      As the end credits roll, we see people socializing at an A.A. meeting.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Green Fog (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      When a Man Loves a Woman
      Written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright

      Performed by Percy Sledge

      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews108

    Featured review

    A veryyyyyyyyy touching movie

    i saw this movie just yesterday but it really touched my heart and i really love but i agree with the opinion of one of the comments about the scene of the eggs it was useless and it didnt get to have any effect on the plot but andy garcia was perfect and u really liked the children too, about meg ryan she was as usual perfect, i advice everyone to see this movie because it will really touch ur hearts
    • radwamedhat
    • Jul 27, 2001
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    • Release date
      • May 13, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Vietnamese
    • Also known as
      • Cuando un hombre ama a una mujer
    • Filming locations
      • 1516 Masonic Ave, San Francisco, California, USA(family home)
    • Production company
      • Touchstone Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $50,021,959
    • Gross worldwide
      • $50,021,959
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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