A Woman Under the Influence

Avg rating 8.3 / My rating TBC

1974 · Directed by John Cassavetes · With Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Fred Draper

New Hollywood

Film info

Runtime: 2h 35m · 155 min
IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (34,068 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: 88% (critics)
Metacritic: 88 / 100
TMDB: 7.7 / 10 (audience, 583 votes)
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Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happiness, but her extremely volatile behavior convinces Nick that she poses a danger to their family and decides to commit her to an institution for six months. Alone with a trio of kids to raise on his own, he awaits her return, which holds more than a few surprises.

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