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Battle of the Sexes Vengeance Feminism Couples Friends Best Friends Womanizer Gender more...
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Comedy Hollywood Tone Drama
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90s
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Girls' Night
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Farce
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The First Wives Club, 1996

Starring: Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, Diane Keaton

Directed by: Hugh Wilson

Written by: Robert Harling

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 103 min

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Rating:5.6

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The First Wives Club can be described as feel good and humorous. The plot revolves around feminism, a battle of the sexes, and vengeance. Its comic aspect comes from farce. The First Wives Club's main genres are comedy and drama. In terms of style, it features an all-star cast, has a Hollywood tone, and includes a voice over. In approach, it is realistic. The First Wives Club takes place in the 1990s. It is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being an award winner. The First Wives Club is well suited for a girls' night.

Summary of The First Wives Club

Reuniting for the funeral of a college classmate, three women of a certain age join forces to gain revenge on their youth-obsessed former husbands. A scathing satire of both society and Hollywood, adapted from the best-selling novel by Olivia Goldsmith.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	20 September 1996
Runtime:	103 min

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Goldie Hawn

as Elise Elliot

Bette Midler

as Brenda Cushman

Diane Keaton

as Annie Paradis

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San Francisco Chronicle

It's a glamorous revenge romp, a "9 to 5" mixed with "Auntie Mame," and it gives each star the opportunity to do her best work in a long, long time. Full Review

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by: Edward Guthmann

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Yes, it's great that Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton and Bette Midler -- all women of a certain age, though they've done their best to make sure no one's certain what it is -- get to carry a major motion picture, playing college chums reunited by the... Full Review

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by: Staff(not credited)

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This film really touched a collective raw nerve in our culture when it came out in the 'nineties. The "trophy wife" was a major phenomenon and something of a justification for the feminist movement. Here, the women are revenged. This is a funny... Read and rate it

04.March.2011
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by: Dale Williams
Dale Williams rated this movie0/10

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