Military Wives

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Military Wives

PG-13

2019

1h 52m

Comedy

Drama

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Faced with their loved ones serving in Afghanistan, women from different backgrounds come together to form the very first military wives choir, helping each other through some of life's most difficult moments on an international stage.

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Like a favorite song you know by heart, Military Wives offers few surprises -- but its pleasures are no less formidable for their familiarity.

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

It benefits hugely from the casting of the ever-delightful Kristin Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan - their chalk and cheese is a perfect combination that holds interest in material that might have got a bit humdrum and schmalzy.

Jul 16, 2020

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Leonard Maltin

leonardmaltin.com

At a time when our world is drowning in uncertainty, Military Wives offers hope. It's the very definition of a feel-good movie.

May 30, 2020

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Mary Sollosi

Entertainment Weekly

Military Wives absolutely succeeds in what it sets out to do - which is, admittedly, not a particularly grand ambition, but that doesn't mean it's not a mark worth hitting.

Rated: B

May 23, 2020

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

The relationships, though fun, come together exactly how you would expect. But what it lacks in originality it makes up for in heart.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Dan Bayer

Next Best Picture

Military Wives has no grand ambitions, but it’s exactly that quality that makes it work so well, perhaps especially for those people who go into it with their guards up.

Rated: 8/10

May 13, 2022

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Tori Brazier

Flickering Myth

Military Wives successfully deploys its (generally) Forces-brand of humour well, alongside knowing where and when to pack the emotional punch. And like the choirs it was inspired by, it's pretty uplifting stuff.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 25, 2021

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Rosana B

“A Esposa dos Heróis” é baseado em fatos reais foi um movimento iniciado por duas mulheres, esposas de militares que foram para o Afeganistão, ganhou popularidade em 2020, havia 75 corais desse tipo operando no Reino Unido, o filme é delicado e angelical, até mesmo na rixa entre as duas mulheres, é singelamente retratado, exceto pela troca de farpas final, forte e necessário para dar dramaticidade a trama, muito musical e liricamente linda…

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/08/25

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Ellen C

It had a story-line that pushed me to stick to it through the end with my husband, who is a sentimentalist and sat weeping throughout the latter part. Will they succeed? (Foreordained.) I didn't laugh once; the comedy was the worst part of it. It was a tissue of cliches and sentimentality. It could have been far better. How? I'm not a screen-writer; I don't know. But I do know when a film is MEH. This one fit the bill.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/10/23

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meredith w

With their partners away serving in Afghanistan, a group of women on the home front form a choir that becomes and media sensation and then a global movement. This true-life story makes for a moving and easy-to-watch tale of friendship and love.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Daniel G

Pleasant movie, with good music, appealing characters and some drama, but ultimately a bit cookie cutter and feel good. It was a nice homage at the end to have real military wives' choirs singing together from all over UK (including possessions abroad).

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/09/22

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isla s

I thought this was quite a cheesy film - its a little cliched, even though its based on a true story, it felt a bit too 'obvious' I suppose?. Its a nice enough story for the most part though and the cast do an alright job, with some nice themes. Its an ok watch but I wouldn't recommend going particularly out of your way to see this. I thought it seemed more like a TV film or an extended TV show, rather than an all out film as such, although I did like the last scene before the credits, which brought home the fact that it is a real life movement as it were.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Real life stress of being a military wife bought to the screen at a humane level. Very c

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Faced with their loved ones serving in Afghanistan, women from different backgrounds come together to form the very first military wives choir, helping each other through some of life's most difficult moments on an international stage.

Director: Peter Cattaneo
Producer: Ben Pugh, Rory Aitken, Piers Tempest
Screenwriter: Rosanne Flynn, Rachel Tunnard
Production Co: Koliko Films, 42, Ingenious Media, Tempo Productions Limited
Rating: PG-13 (Some Strong Language|Sexual References)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2020
Runtime: 1h 52m

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