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      The 19th Wife

      2010 1h 30m Drama List
      Reviews 29% 100+ Ratings Audience Score BeckyLyn (Patricia Wettig), a member of a fundamentalist cult, is accused of killing her husband. Queenie (Chyler Leigh), another wife in the sect, thinks she is innocent, and asks her excommunicated son to help solve the case. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Feb 21 Buy Now

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      Audience Member An uninspired adaptation of David Ebershoff's novel which blends together two stories, one from the 19th century and one from the present. In the adaptation, the 19th century is diminished and the present-day one tweaked and twisted. A gay plot element is eliminated, as if polygamy is safe to scorn, but homosexuality is too horrible to even deal with. Good, authentic looking polygamy costumes and hairdos and appealing Canadian rural scenery. One of the characters looks eerily like the current Republican presidential candidate. If this topic interests you, watch the movie before the book, or just read the book and forget the movie. For hard core fans of polygamy movies. There are some cases of murder in polygamous sects, but most are of women, not of men, by the way. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Its amazing how religion makes people believe crazy stuff. If only people could see their region through the eyes of someone on the outside. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Really bad. The book was fantastic, but the movie really fell short. There was an unequal focus on the current story vs. the story set in the 1800's. Not only was the focus off, but the acting was terrible, and the whole storyline of the main character being gay is left out. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Wow. This wasn't what I was expecting. I knew this film was about polygamy but I wasn't counting on what they would show or not show. This wasn't the best film but I did enjoy the film. It was based on the book by David Ebershoff. The book might be better than the film only I haven't read the book. This film isn't a pro or con against polygamy but it does show how a polygamist Mormon sect works. This I found interesting, not saying if it's based off the truth or if it is a fictional portrayal of how the sect works. It is an intriguing film. www.what-to-watch.com Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Just your average BORING Lifetime Channel movie.I had high hopes for this 1 but it was boring from start to finish.I watched about 20 minutes of it & gave up Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Terrible adaptation of a great book. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis BeckyLyn (Patricia Wettig), a member of a fundamentalist cult, is accused of killing her husband. Queenie (Chyler Leigh), another wife in the sect, thinks she is innocent, and asks her excommunicated son to help solve the case.
      Director
      Rod Holcomb
      Producer
      Andrea Baynes, Barbara Lieberman
      Screenwriter
      Richard Friedenberg
      Production Co
      Sony Pictures Television
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 16, 2012
      Runtime
      1h 30m
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