Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- oppressive
- brutal
- cult horror night
- extreme horror marathon
What critics said
Critics overwhelmingly condemned the film as exploitative, misogynistic, and artistically worthless, though later defenses emphasized its alignment with Jennifer’s perspective and its critique of male rationalizations for sexual violence.
What sets it apart
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Jennifer survives repeated sexual assaults and turns her struggle toward calculated retaliation against the perpetrators.
Its stark assaults and revenge scenes generated sharply divided arguments over whether the film critiques or reproduces exploitation.
Jennifer's secluded cabin in rural Kent becomes the enclosed site of stalking, assault, survival, and revenge.
The film's stark mise-en-scene and reported lack of score make the violence and isolation feel unusually unmediated.
Films like Day of the Woman, and why
Ms .45
shares rape-and-revenge structure, exploitation aesthetics, sexual violence, and a woman pursuing brutal retribution
Thriller: A Cruel Picture
shares feminist revenge themes, grim rural isolation, graphic violence, and a wronged protagonist reclaiming agency
The Last House on the Left
shares survival horror intensity, misogynistic antagonists, sexual violence, and confrontational revenge
The Virgin Spring
shares transgressive exploitation filmmaking, graphic revenge, and deliberately uncomfortable treatment of gendered violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Meir Zarchi
- Release Date
- 1978-11-02
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (749)
Cast
- Camille Keaton
- Eron Tabor
- Richard Pace
- Anthony Nichols
- Gunter Kleemann
- Tammy Zarchi
- Terry Zarchi
- Alexis Magnotti
- Traci Ferrante
- William Tasgal
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp, ARROW
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Day of the Woman about?
- A vacationing writer’s secluded retreat becomes a brutal struggle for survival and retribution against the men who attacked her.
- What is Day of the Woman like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Day of the Woman as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Day of the Woman violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Day of the Woman as graphic.
- What did critics think of Day of the Woman?
- Critics overwhelmingly condemned the film as exploitative, misogynistic, and artistically worthless, though later defenses emphasized its alignment with Jennifer’s perspective and its critique of male rationalizations for sexual violence.
- Which films are like Day of the Woman?
- Films with a similar feel include Ms .45, Thriller: A Cruel Picture, The Last House on the Left, and The Virgin Spring.
- How long is Day of the Woman?
- Day of the Woman runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Day of the Woman?
- In United States, Day of the Woman streams on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp, ARROW.
