Overview
A groundbreaking exploration of love, identity, and creativity that shaped a cultural icon.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- thoughtful
- intimate
- sensual
- historical drama night
- lgbtq cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the fact-based drama thoughtful and timely, with strong performances and convincing chemistry among its three leads.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
William, Elizabeth, and Olive build a shared household and family while negotiating love, jealousy, and public judgment.
The trio's ideals and erotic dynamics directly inform the invention and characterization of Wonder Woman.
Marston faces controversy over Wonder Woman's imagery and themes while defending freedom of expression and unconventional sexuality.
BDSM motifs connect the couple's private life, Marston's theories, and Wonder Woman's early comic-book design.
Films like Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, and why
The Danish Girl
fact-based queer relationship drama centered on unconventional love, social stigma, and strong performances
Kinsey
biographical period drama about sexuality, censorship, and a culturally influential creative figure
Carol
intimate historical drama portraying a nontraditional relationship against restrictive social norms
Frida
biographical drama about an artist whose private life shapes a provocative public creation
Movie Details
- Director
- Angela Robinson
- Release Date
- 2017-10-13
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (957)
Cast
- Luke Evans
- Rebecca Hall
- Bella Heathcote
- Connie Britton
- JJ Feild
- Oliver Platt
- Monica Giordano
- Maggie Castle
- Alexa Havins
- Allie Gallerani
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Professor Marston and the Wonder Women about?
- A thoughtful biographical romance about the unconventional triad whose love, theories, and feminist ideals helped create Wonder Woman.
- What is Professor Marston and the Wonder Women like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Professor Marston and the Wonder Women as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Professor Marston and the Wonder Women violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Professor Marston and the Wonder Women.
- What did critics think of Professor Marston and the Wonder Women?
- Critics broadly found the fact-based drama thoughtful and timely, with strong performances and convincing chemistry among its three leads.
- Which films are like Professor Marston and the Wonder Women?
- Films with a similar feel include The Danish Girl, Kinsey, Carol, and Frida.
- How long is Professor Marston and the Wonder Women?
- Professor Marston and the Wonder Women runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Professor Marston and the Wonder Women?
- In United States, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women streams on fuboTV, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.
