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She-Devil

She-Devil

Comedy · 1989

A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.

Movie details

She-Devil

“The story of the greatest evil ever known to man... His ex-wife.”

1989 Comedy 1h 39m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

5.7 / 10

19.7K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

46 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

45 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.0 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over She-Devil?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Susan Seidelman

Written by

Barry Strugatz · Mark R. Burns

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Mary Fisher

Roseanne Barr

Roseanne Barr

Ruth

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

Bob

Linda Hunt

Linda Hunt

Hooper

Sylvia Miles

Sylvia Miles

Mrs. Fisher

Elisebeth Peters

Elisebeth Peters

Nicolette Patchett

Robin Leach

Robin Leach

Robin Leach

Court is in session

Put She-Devil on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.