Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- volatile
- bitter
- paranoid
- intense movie night
- relationship drama night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film emotionally forceful but undermined by an implausible, uneven script and questionable treatment of its abusive marriage dynamics.
What sets it apart
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Melinda funds Robert's battery invention while his dependence, infidelity, and later success reshape the marriage's power balance.
Melinda's unresolved resentment develops into harassment, rage, and retaliatory fixation after the marriage fractures.
The film is divided according to Melinda's emotional spectrum, foregrounding her interpretation of the relationship and its collapse.
The marriage's debt, betrayal, courtroom conflict, and revenge are presented with intense, theatrical emotional emphasis.
Films like Acrimony, and why
The Perfect Guy
marital betrayal, escalating obsession, and revenge-driven psychological suspense
Enough
domestic manipulation, infidelity, and a woman pushed toward retaliatory violence
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
high-emotion relationship melodrama centered on betrayal, resentment, and revenge
Movie Details
- Director
- Tyler Perry
- Release Date
- 2018-03-30
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (423)
Cast
- Taraji P. Henson
- Lyriq Bent
- Crystle Stewart
- Danielle Nicolet
- Ptosha Storey
- Jazmyn Simon
- Kendrick Cross
- Nelson Estevez
- Jay Hunter
- Ajiona Alexus
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 Acrimony about?
- A devoted wife’s financial sacrifices for her husband’s dream curdle into an explosive cycle of betrayal, obsession, and revenge.
- What is Acrimony like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Acrimony as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Acrimony violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Acrimony as moderate.
- What did critics think of Acrimony?
- Critics broadly found the film emotionally forceful but undermined by an implausible, uneven script and questionable treatment of its abusive marriage dynamics.
- Which films are like Acrimony?
- Films with a similar feel include The Perfect Guy, Enough, and Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor.
- How long is Acrimony?
- Acrimony runs 120 minutes.
- Where can I watch Acrimony?
- In United States, Acrimony streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.
