8 ½ Women

May 22, 1999

1h 58m

★ 5.5

If every man thinks of sex once every nine minutes, what does he think of the other eight?

Overview

Following the death of a mother, a father and son open up their very own harem in their Genevan estate after watching 8½.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Delux Productions

Kasander & Wigman Productions

Continent Film GmbH

Movie Masters

Woodline Productions

8 ½ Women Trailers

Cast

Philip Emmenthal

John Standing

Storey Emmenthal

Matthew Delamere

Kito

Vivian Wu

Simato

Annie Shizuka Inoh

Griselda

Toni Collette

Amelia, Philip's Wife

Claire Johnston

Palmira

Polly Walker

Beryl

Amanda Plummer

Celeste

Elizabeth Berrington

Simon

Don Warrington

Mio

Kirina Mano

Giulietta/Half Woman

Manna Fujiwara

After serving his sentence for a sex crime, Nanne's son Arnout returns home to the farm in Friesland. Consumed by a poisonous cocktail of grief, hatred, biting self-reproach and against the backdrop of the coercive mores of a conservative Frisian rural community, Nanne tries to regain his compassion for Arnout.

No Image Available

7.5

Lift Off

Sep 26, 2020

Past/present story of a young man who lives in a fantasy world of aeronautics to escape a more challenging reality.

8.0

Aurinko in Adagio

Jun 16, 2021

Isolated from society in a deserted delta community with his austere father, a child musical prodigy prepares for the audition of a lifetime while navigating a newfound skill in ancestral dreaming.

5.4

Shiner

Sep 22, 2000

The past catches up with a ruthlessly ambitious boxing promoter.

7.0

There Was a Father

Apr 1, 1942

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

5.3

Vic the Viking: The Magic Sword

Dec 18, 2019

Vic dreams of going to sea as a member of the crew captained by Halvar, his father, who unfortunately thinks that the child is too weak to embark with him and his brave warriors in search of dangerous adventures; but fate will offer Vic the opportunity to prove to Halvar that he is a true Viking.

6.3

The Milk of Sorrow

Feb 13, 2009

Fausta is suffering from a rare disease called the Milk of Sorrow, which is transmitted through the breast milk of pregnant women who were abused or raped during or soon after pregnancy. While living in constant fear and confusion due to this disease, she must face the sudden death of her mother. She chooses to take drastic measures to not follow in her mother's footsteps.

6.0

The Crossing Guard

Jan 26, 1995

Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death.

6.7

Rabbit Hole

Dec 16, 2010

Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.

6.0

S.F.W.

Sep 15, 1994

An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's taken hostage by terrorists where his indifference to their threats to kill him makes news headlines.

6.5

Secret Agent Dingledorf and His Trusty Dog Splat

Jul 2, 2021

Overcoming bullies and his own loser mentality, 10-year-old Bernie Dingledorf must destroy Dr. Chuckles’s diabolical Laugh Generator before it sends the world into uncontrollable fits of laughter.

7.0

Awaiting Death

Nov 1, 2019

A man arrives at the hospital to see his father on his deathbed. He would like to have a last good time with him, but the father worries above all about knowing what to do with two jars of mustard that have been started.

7.0

They Might Be Giants

Jun 9, 1971

After the death of his wife, wealthy retiree Justin Playfair creates a fantasy world for himself in which he is the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, even dressing like the character. Out of concern for Justin's money more than his health, his brother Blevins puts him under the care of psychiatrist Dr. Mildred Watson. As Dr. Watson grows fond of Justin, she begins to play along with his theories, eventually becoming an assistant in his investigations.

6.6

Lost in Beijing

Sep 26, 2007

A look at modern-day life in China's capital centered on a ménage-a-quatre involving a young woman, her boss, her husband and her boss's wife.

7.2

The Marriage Fool

Sep 20, 1998

Recently widowed after 41 years of marriage, Frank Walsh meets the outgoing Florence, sparking joy back into his life again. However, there is clear disapproval of her from his grown children, especially his eldest son Robert. As Frank and Florence grow closer in their relationship, Robert begins to change his perspective on their commitment and devotion to one another.

6.2

Onegin

Dec 22, 1999

A virtuous and passionate girl falls in love with a cynical but a dashing aristocrat.

7.6

You the Rich

Dec 31, 1948

Pepe el Toro is married to Celia la Chorreada and they have two children.

5.9

The Comeback Kid

Apr 11, 1980

A down-on his-luck baseball pitcher finds a new set of rewards coaching a gang of underprivileged youngsters and romancing a career-oriented playground supervisor who, against her better judgment, put the kids in his charge.

6.0

Transfusion

Jan 5, 2023

Ryan Logan, a former Special Forces operative, is battling to cope with life after the loss of his wife. He is thrusted into the criminal underworld to keep his only son from being taken from him.

5.6

The Rage

Apr 24, 2023

An unprecedented epidemic of rabies is breaking out in the taiga. Infected wolves become more and more ferocious, and even the slightest bite brings certain death. At the same time, a desperate father decides to forcibly isolate his son in one of the hunting lodges in order to save him from addiction. Soon, he and several local residents will have to fight not only with a rabid pack, but also with the most dangerous predator of the forest.