A Good Marriage
A wife’s discovery that her seemingly ordinary husband is a serial killer turns a quarter-century marriage into a perilous moral chess game.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- low key
- foreboding
- paranoid
- late night thriller viewing
- stephen king adaptation marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the adaptation watchable but underpowered, praising the performances while faulting its thin, plodding execution and lack of thrills.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Darcy’s long marriage becomes psychologically threatening after she discovers Bob’s concealed criminal life.
Bob’s apparently ordinary husband-and-family persona is set against his secret identity as a serial killer.
Darcy must decide how to respond while maneuvering around her husband’s secret and potential danger.
The premise unfolds through domestic tension and deliberate revelations rather than sustained action spectacle.
Films like A Good Marriage, and why
Sleeping with the Enemy
domestic paranoia, hidden marital secrets, and a psychologically tense relationship thriller
Gone Girl
marital betrayal, controlled suspense, and a morally fraught domestic cat-and-mouse dynamic
The Clovehitch Killer
serial-killer investigation fused with intimate family tension and disturbing hidden truths
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Askin
- Release Date
- 2014-10-03
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (530)
Cast
- Joan Allen
- Anthony LaPaglia
- Stephen Lang
- Cara Buono
- Kristen Connolly
- Mike O'Malley
- Theo Stockman
- Will Rogers
- Pun Bandhu
- Terra Mackintosh
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Good Marriage about?
- A wife’s discovery that her seemingly ordinary husband is a serial killer turns a quarter-century marriage into a perilous moral chess game.
- What is A Good Marriage like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Good Marriage as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is A Good Marriage violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in A Good Marriage as moderate.
- What did critics think of A Good Marriage?
- Critics generally found the adaptation watchable but underpowered, praising the performances while faulting its thin, plodding execution and lack of thrills.
- Which films are like A Good Marriage?
- Films with a similar feel include Sleeping with the Enemy, Gone Girl, and The Clovehitch Killer.
- How long is A Good Marriage?
- A Good Marriage runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Good Marriage?
- In United States, A Good Marriage streams on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus.
