How to Murder Your Wife

1965 · 118 min · EN · NR · 6.4 (157 votes)

Dir. Richard Quine · Starring Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi, Terry-Thomas, Eddie Mayehoff, Claire Trevor, Sidney Blackmer · Music Neal Hefti

“Bring The Little Woman...Maybe She'll Die Laughing!”

Comedy

Stanley Ford is a successful cartoonist and happily single. That is, until he gets drunk at a friend's bachelor party and impulsively proposes to the beautiful woman who pops out of the cake. Once sober, he regrets the decision, but she won't agree to a divorce. Stanley jokingly vents his frustrations in his comic strip by having the main character kill his wife. But when his actual wife goes missing and Stanley is arrested for her murder, he has a change of heart.

VIBE

A breezy, mid-century romp that playfully skewers bachelorhood and the institution of marriage. Its charm lies in its witty dialogue and lighthearted take on domestic absurdities, making for a delightful, gentle satire.

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