The Stepford Wives

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The Stepford Wives

PG-13

Released Jun 11, 2004

1h 33m

Comedy

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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.

Dec 17, 2020

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Alissa Quart

Film Comment Magazine

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.

Nov 19, 2013

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Comedic remake of '70s horror movie has sex humor.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 29, 2010

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Common Sense Media Editors

Common Sense Media

The subject of feminism is a juicy subject to pick apart here, and in retrospect, the audience is left with some questions.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 11, 2023

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

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.

Rated: D

Sep 19, 2022

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a predominantly misbegotten endeavor...

Rated: 2/4

Dec 1, 2021

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Jim H

Wow...I was ready to move to Stepford myself until things went south at the very end of the film.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/19/25

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Michael N

A waste of time and talent.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/24/25

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Carlos I

The 2004 remake of The Stepford Wives is an awful, all-around corny cinematic misstep. It's baffling to imagine who had the hair-brained idea to transform a chilling, satirical cult classic into such an unfunny, goofy camp movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/20/25

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Dani G

I don't know if anybody thougt some day that Frank Oz was a viable director. He had talent for puppets, he should have stuck to that

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/25/25

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Felipe M

This is a pretty funny version, great cast, compared to the 1975 film triller with a creepy ending, I did enjoyed this one , I don t see why such low ratings.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/24/25

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Shioka O

It's bad but watchable and entertaining because of the cast. Great waste of talent.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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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
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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