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  • 8 1/2 Women
  • Opened May 22, 1999 | Runtime:2 hr 0 min
  • After his wife dies, 55-year-old businessman Philip Emmenthal, at the prompting of his playboy son Storey, populates his Geneva villa with eight and a half concubines. Three are from Kyoto, where Storey manages Pachinco palaces. Each has a Read More
  • Cast: John Standing, Matthew Delamere, Vivian Wu, Shizuka Inoh, Barbara Sarafian, Toni Collette, Amanda Plummer, Polly Walker
  • Director: Peter Greenaway
  • Genres: Black Comedy, Comedy Drama, Sex Comedy

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8 1/2 Women Critic Reviews

No Avg. Critic Score 36 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Bob Graham

    A surreal comedy about sex that comes as close to charming as Greenaway ever...

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    One possible approach to 8 1/2 Women, I think, is to view it as a slowed-down,...

  • 63
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    The problem with 8 1/2 Women isn't that what you see is what you get; it's that...

  • 50
    Salon.com | Andrew O'Hehir

    Some viewers may find this movie sexist or misogynist simply based on its...

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