The Rich Man's Wife

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The Rich Man's Wife

R

Released Sep 13, 1996

1h 34m

Mystery & Thriller

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Josie (Halle Berry) is unhappy in her marriage to wealthy film producer Tony Potenza (Christopher McDonald), who tends to be preoccupied with work, drinking or other women. Though Josie also cheats on Tony, she holds out hope that they can reconcile. When she meets the rugged but dangerous Cole Wilson (Peter Greene), he sets in motion a tense series of events, leading to murder and deception. Also roped into the intrigue is Josie's lover, Jake Golden (Clive Owen), who is far from innocent.

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Hollis Chacona

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 1.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The Rich Man's Wife is not a great movie, but it's competent and effective enough, and I might have been tempted to give it a recommendation if I hadn't felt so cheated at the end.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Filmmaker Jones delivers a slow-moving thriller that's generally watchable enough (if entirely forgettable)...

Rated: 2/4

Apr 18, 2020

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

'Who is Keyser Sze?' Hard to believe, but the signature line from The Usual Suspects has everything to do with this limp 'from-hell' thriller.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 10, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Jul 21, 2005

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Michelle W

This is one of my fav movies with Halle Berry in it. Definitely a chill with popcorn and a bottle of wine type of movie. I love it! Hard to believe this movie came out in 96. I thought it came out in 2001.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/09/25

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Audience Member

Good thriller Great thriller

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/27/20

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this is one of those movies that I can watch in the fall and have a good tyme wit. I love that halle berry takes no shit in this movie. this is one of my favorite movies of hers.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

I am a Clive Owen fan and he was under used in this one. Probably will not see it again.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

More like The Boring Man's Wife,

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

It was a good movie and Halle has not changed since 1996

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Amy Holden Jones

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Halle Berry

Josie Potenza

Christopher McDonald

Tony Potenza

Clive Owen

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Synopsis

Josie (Halle Berry) is unhappy in her marriage to wealthy film producer Tony Potenza (Christopher McDonald), who tends to be preoccupied with work, drinking or other women. Though Josie also cheats on Tony, she holds out hope that they can reconcile. When she meets the rugged but dangerous Cole Wilson (Peter Greene), he sets in motion a tense series of events, leading to murder and deception. Also roped into the intrigue is Josie's lover, Jake Golden (Clive Owen), who is far from innocent.

Director: Amy Holden Jones
Producer: Roger Birnbaum, Julie Bergman Sender
Screenwriter: Amy Holden Jones
Production Co: Caravan Pictures, Hollywood Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 13, 1996, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.5M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Surround

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