Rotten Tomatoes
Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

A Good Woman

Play trailer Poster for A Good Woman PG 2004 1h 32m Romance Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
37% Tomatometer 81 Reviews 49% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
Having scorned every member of the New York upper class, the seductive Mrs. Erlynne (Helen Hunt) travels to Amalfi, Italy, hoping to win over a married aristocrat, Robert Windermere (Mark Umbers). When news of their flirting becomes a scandal, Windermere's innocent wife, Meg (Scarlett Johansson), plots an elaborate revenge, despite her own attraction to the young Lord Darlington (Stephen Campbell Moore). At Meg's 20th birthday party, all illicit desires come to the surface.
A Good Woman

What to Know

Critics Consensus

This adaptation of Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan lacks bite due to liberties taken with the source material, coupled with uneven performances.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More
Liam Lacey Globe and Mail Feb 17, 2006
2/4
... willfully odd movie ... Go to Full Review Keith Phipps AV Club Feb 16, 2006
C
A wet teabag of a movie. Go to Full Review Marrit Ingman Austin Chronicle Feb 11, 2006
2/5
With its jellyfish direction, A Good Woman throws its actors overboard to see if they can swim. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 9, 2020
2.0/4.0
Both Hunt and Johansson flounder here as the women who seemingly oppose each other. Go to Full Review List Staff The List Apr 24, 2019
3/5
A Good Woman is solid, uninventive entertainment. Special credit needs to go to John Bloomfield's costume design, which is an exquisitely detailed melange of tea dress and evening wear decadence. What more could you ask for? Go to Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Aug 30, 2009
Lifeless Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Daniel M @MazzaQuePasa Oct 21, 2025 I love period pieces, which made me excited to watch this one at first, but the story got progressively more boring. It was good to see Hunt and Johnson together in their younger years though See more Dani G @RT81139271 Jun 9, 2025 Just "meh" film... At least it's not too long See more Alain E @AlainE Mar 4, 2025 Read the reviews by professionals and the audience and wonder if we all saw the same feature. I am not familiar with Oscar Wilde’s original work but this version is very witty and very well photographed and acted. The late Tom Wilkinson, one of my favorite actors, here delivers in his small part and gets the girl he desires in the end. Helen Hunt is superb and her character finds the strength as a mother to disregard her financial interests and act with selfishness. In the final scene though, Tuppy with his fortune occupies the seat next to her. Happy ending! See more Julie P @RT84123410 Oct 26, 2023 Pretty good movie. Only problem I had was that Helen Hunt's voice is so monotonic. All other cast is superb. Just think she is a terrible actress. See more don k @RT91543574 Aug 5, 2022 Far and away, one of my favorite movies. (I'll be subjective, but rational, due to the incredulously low tomatometer and audience ratings.) Helen Hunt is consistently flawless in her role; she captivates the viewer as assuredly as her character entices the male characters who colorfully populate the film. Scarlett Johansen? She always performs best when working with a seasoned director, and here she carries her character credibly well throughout. The same can be said of Mark Umber. To literary devotees of Oscar Wilde: this adaptation of "Lady Windermere's Fan" will not disappoint. See more Stephen J @RT55324942 Dec 9, 2021 A decent period piece about scandals and surprises with a good telling of an older story that I have not experienced before this film. It can be boring but I like the look of the history and the costumes and makeup and hairstyling and ScarJo and Helen Hunt in it. See more Read all reviews
A Good Woman

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Mike Barker

Director

Helen Hunt

Mrs. Erlynne

Scarlett Johansson

Lady Windermere

Tom Wilkinson

Tuppy

Stephen Campbell Moore

Lord Darlington

Mark Umbers

Robert Windemere

More Like This

View All
Emma 84% 76% Emma Watchlist Sense and Sensibility 97% 90% Sense and Sensibility Watchlist TRAILER for Sense and Sensibility The Majestic 42% 61% The Majestic Watchlist It Could Happen to You 75% 55% It Could Happen to You Watchlist I'm Reed Fish 52% 41% I'm Reed Fish Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

A Good Woman

View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Having scorned every member of the New York upper class, the seductive Mrs. Erlynne (Helen Hunt) travels to Amalfi, Italy, hoping to win over a married aristocrat, Robert Windermere (Mark Umbers). When news of their flirting becomes a scandal, Windermere's innocent wife, Meg (Scarlett Johansson), plots an elaborate revenge, despite her own attraction to the young Lord Darlington (Stephen Campbell Moore). At Meg's 20th birthday party, all illicit desires come to the surface.
Director
Mike Barker
Screenwriter
Oscar Wilde, Howard Himelstein
Production Co
Beyond Films, Lighthouse Productions, Buskin FIlms
Rating
PG (Thematic Material|Sensuality|Language)
Genre
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Feb 3, 2006
Release Date (Streaming)
May 15, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$223.1K
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Join The Newsletter Join The Newsletter Cookie Settings