She-Devil

PG-13

Released Dec 8, 1989

1 hr. 39 min.

Comedy

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48%

25 Reviews

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48%

10,000+ Ratings

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Housewife and mother Ruth Patchett (Roseanne Barr), an overweight and unkempt woman, can seem to do nothing to make her husband, Bob (Ed Begley Jr.), happy. When he becomes embroiled in an affair with romance novelist Mary Fisher (Meryl Streep), Patchett does all she can to ignore it until Bob finally leaves her for Fisher. Bent on revenge, Patchett begins an intricate undertaking that will lead to the destruction of all that Bob holds dear -- and she also has plans for Fisher while she's at it.

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Ricarda W

Entertaining! The very talented cast makes a scorned housewife's revenge fantasy fun to watch. This has been a guilty pleasure, junk food of cinema, of mine for years.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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R 9

Big fan of this! Recommended. 'She-Devil' offers up a pretty simple story but it's one that is portrayed in an amusing and interesting manner. Meryl Streep, Roseanne Barr and Ed Begley Jr. all give top performances, in a film that lasts a brisk 90 or so minutes. Streep and Barr are the particular standouts, I enjoyed them from the beginning to the end. Begley plays an asshole character very well, much different to my only previous experience if him as a nice guy in television's 'Better Call Saul' some 27 years after this. Also neat to see newbie-at-the-time Lori Tan Chinn appear, albeit minutely - always like seeing actors pop up randomly in their early movie roles.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/28/23

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Sophia S

Excellent revenge movie, very entertaining

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/09/23

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Demented N

Love Rosie Great Movie but it flopped well of course it did the BBC did there own version a year earlier and it was odd creppy and very hammer horror and went on to win a Bafta check it out if you didn't. The Roseanne version is simply more Beverly Hills.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/17/23

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Doug D

I remember covering my face as I left the theatre after I was FORCED to sit thru this . I didn't want anyone to see that I actually sat thru this . Predictable , forced , and as funny as an infected molar , thumbs down to this sensationalized tripe of a "movie". Even hard-hitter sensational actress Meryl couldn't save it . I didn't love it in case you couldn't tell ...

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

Definitely a guilty pleasure. A lot of fun. Meryl Streep's character is so much fun to watch. Watching it for free on youtube. Dang, it's over 30 years old.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Susan Seidelman

Director

Meryl Streep

Mary Fisher

Roseanne Barr

Ruth Patchett

Ed Begley Jr.

Bob

Linda Hunt

Hooper

Sylvia Miles

Mrs. Fisher

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She-Devil: Official Clip - The New Novel

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She-Devil: Official Clip - Court Hearing

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She-Devil: Official Clip - Sad Mary Fisher

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She-Devil: Official Clip - Four Assets, One Liability

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She-Devil: Official Clip - The Kids' New Home

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She-Devil: Official Clip - Mary's Research

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She-Devil: Official Clip - Dinner Disaster

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She-Devil: Official Clip - Ruth's Exit

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She-Devil: Official Clip - Olivia Honey

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She-Devil: Official Clip - Taking Back Control

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The casting is a real coup, with Barr going her everywoman TV persona one better by breaking the big screen heroine mold, and Streep blowing away any notion that she can't be funny.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Barr demonstrates that there is a core of reality inside her TV persona, a core of identifiable human feelings like jealousy and pride, and they provide a sound foundation for her comic acting.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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David Nusair

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...a mostly watchable yet thoroughly erratic comedy...

Rated: 2.5/4

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Kristin Battestella

InSession Film

Roseanne Barr’s ugly and unloved housewife Ruth reads romance novels and dreams of making herself as beautiful as enchanting author Meryl Streep in this witty 1989 revenge tale.

Jul 25, 2023

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Eve Tushnet

Patheos

A lot of the choices, from Streep’s acting to her pink-princess mansion, seem like they’re aiming for camp but don’t go hard enough.

May 24, 2023

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Candace Wiggins

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Worth seeing, but don't expect a screamingly funny film.

Rated: 3/4

May 9, 2023

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Synopsis

Housewife and mother Ruth Patchett (Roseanne Barr), an overweight and unkempt woman, can seem to do nothing to make her husband, Bob (Ed Begley Jr.), happy. When he becomes embroiled in an affair with romance novelist Mary Fisher (Meryl Streep), Patchett does all she can to ignore it until Bob finally leaves her for Fisher. Bent on revenge, Patchett begins an intricate undertaking that will lead to the destruction of all that Bob holds dear -- and she also has plans for Fisher while she's at it.

Director: Susan Seidelman
Screenwriter: Fay Weldon, Barry Strugatz, Mark R. Burns
Distributor: Orion Pictures, 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Orion Pictures Corporation
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 8, 1989, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 16, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.8M
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR

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