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Day of the Woman
Horror · Drama · 1978
A young, beautiful career woman rents a backwoods cabin to write her first novel. Attacked by a group of local lowlifes and left for dead, she devises a horrific plan to inflict revenge.
Movie details
Day of the Woman
“After it was all over... she waited... then she struck back in a way only a WOMAN can!”
1978 Horror · Drama 1h 41m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
A young, beautiful career woman rents a backwoods cabin to write her first novel. Attacked by a group of local lowlifes and left for dead, she devises a horrific plan to inflict revenge.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Day of the Woman?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Meir Zarchi
Written by
Meir Zarchi
Camille Keaton
Jennifer Hills
Eron Tabor
Johnny
Richard Pace
Matthew Lucas
Anthony Nichols
Stanley
Gunter Kleemann
Andy
Tammy Zarchi
Johnny's Daughter
Terry Zarchi
Johnny's Son
Court is in session
Put Day of the Woman on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.