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The Stepford Wives

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After enduring setbacks in her television career, executive Joanna Eberhart (Nicole Kidman) relocates with her family from New York City to the Connecticut suburb of Stepford. While Joanna's husband, Walter (Matthew Broderick), quickly warms up to their new town, she has a hard time adjusting to Stepford's manicured environs and the overly accommodating attitude of the area women. Soon Joanna begins to suspect that something is not right, and she tries to uncover Stepford's secret.
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In exchanging the chilling satire of the original into mindless camp, this remake has itself become Stepford-ized.

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Kathleen Collins Bitch Media 12/17/2020
The fear of women's economic and social power also never went away, and the remake's attempt to distance itself from something that's neither vintage nor remote raises the question of what, exactly, we were meant to find relevant about it. Go to Full Review
Alissa Quart Film Comment Magazine 11/19/2013
It glides by on the notion that there is little that is still frightening about being an American woman. I wish I could say it was a premise whose time had come. Go to Full Review
Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/29/2010
2/5
Comedic remake of '70s horror movie has sex humor. Go to Full Review
Common Sense Media Editors Common Sense Media 01/11/2023
4/5
The subject of feminism is a juicy subject to pick apart here, and in retrospect, the audience is left with some questions. Go to Full Review
Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 09/19/2022
D
The movie could only have worked as an overbaked parody, but director Frank Oz, despite some feinting towards an antic-gothic Tim Burton style, just doesn’t have his heart in it. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 12/01/2021
2/4
...a predominantly misbegotten endeavor... Go to Full Review
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Robert P @Superbad 9h This was nowhere near as good as the original Stepford Wives, thus my *2* star review! See more TheFilmCritics @TheFilmCritics 3d Behind its candy-colored facade, The Stepford Wives offers a clever premise about conformity, identity, and the suffocating pursuit of perfection. Its immaculate production design, extravagant costumes, and appealing cast give the film plenty of visual flair and comic charm, while the surreal suburban setting is consistently entertaining. Unfortunately, the satire rarely bites as deeply as it should, with safe jokes and an overly simplistic treatment of its themes blunting the film’s sharper potential. The central sci-fi twist is also frustratingly underexplained, leaving its mechanics muddled and its plot holes hard to overlook. Even so, a capable ensemble, polished presentation, and satisfying conclusion make this an enjoyable enough suburban nightmare—just one that never quite becomes the pointed satire it could have been. See more Giovanni P. @imgiovanni May 19 Quite simply this is one of the worst remakes in the history of film. For every minute you watch it your IQ will drop one full point. By the end of the movie you will be drooling into your popcorn bucket and you will never have an original thought for the rest of your life just like all the people who wrote and produced this film. It's not just bad, it's awful. See more Darja S @darjasuri May 13 The cast is incredible. The film is inexcusable. The creators took a feminist horror classic and turned it into a story about a woman who loses her mind over work — and made the villain a woman, naturally. The husband becomes a hero. I've never been this angry at an adaptation. They didn't just miss the point. They inverted it on purpose. Full review → darjasuri.com/reviews/the-stepford-wives/ See more Donn A @RT58687407 Feb 13 crappy first half but it got decent. Midler is fire. Close is surreal See more moon s @moon90 Jan 7 finally, a remake that's actually decent, i understand the origional portrays a more dark theme, but thtis remake was truly a wonerful more fun and creative plot. great performance by several a listers. worth a watch See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis After enduring setbacks in her television career, executive Joanna Eberhart (Nicole Kidman) relocates with her family from New York City to the Connecticut suburb of Stepford. While Joanna's husband, Walter (Matthew Broderick), quickly warms up to their new town, she has a hard time adjusting to Stepford's manicured environs and the overly accommodating attitude of the area women. Soon Joanna begins to suspect that something is not right, and she tries to uncover Stepford's secret.
Director
Frank Oz
Producer
Donald De Line, Scott Rudin, Edgar J. Scherick, Gabriel Grunfeld
Screenwriter
Ira Levin, Paul Rudnick
Distributor
DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Scott Rudin Productions, Paramount Pictures, De Line Pictures, DreamWorks SKG
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Thematic Material)
Genre
Comedy, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 11, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$59.5M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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