The Stepford Wives
A high-powered television executive discovers that Stepford’s picture-perfect domestic bliss masks a bizarre technological conspiracy against independent women.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- campy
- witty
- uncanny
- camp movie night
- satirical horror night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the remake's promising gender satire diluted by confused camp, an incoherent plot, and a sentimental conclusion.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Joanna and Bobbie investigate Stepford's blissful, groomed wives and the male organization shaping their behavior.
Stepford's chic homes, immaculate lawns, spa culture, and unnervingly contented residents create the film's central atmosphere.
The film frames android transformation, gender anxiety, and secretive male power through broad performances and zingers.
Joanna follows clues from strange neighborhood behavior to the Stepford Men's Association and Day Spa.
Films like The Stepford Wives, and why
The Stepford Wives
Shared suburban satire, gender politics, comic horror, and anxiety about domestic conformity.
The Wives He Forgot
Shared science fiction premise, body transformation, dark comedy, and critique of idealized domestic life.
The Truman Show
Shared satirical horror, uncanny suburban perfection, and escalating paranoia beneath a polished surface.
Barbie
Shared gender satire, stylized comedy, and a protagonist confronting an artificially controlled social order.
Movie Details
- Director
- Frank Oz
- Release Date
- 2004-06-10
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (1469)
Cast
- Nicole Kidman
- Matthew Broderick
- Bette Midler
- Glenn Close
- Christopher Walken
- Roger Bart
- David Marshall Grant
- Jon Lovitz
- Dylan Hartigan
- Fallon Brooking
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV 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 The Stepford Wives about?
- A high-powered television executive discovers that Stepford’s picture-perfect domestic bliss masks a bizarre technological conspiracy against independent women.
- What is The Stepford Wives like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Stepford Wives as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Stepford Wives violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Stepford Wives as mild.
- What did critics think of The Stepford Wives?
- Critics broadly found the remake's promising gender satire diluted by confused camp, an incoherent plot, and a sentimental conclusion.
- Which films are like The Stepford Wives?
- Films with a similar feel include The Stepford Wives, The Wives He Forgot, The Truman Show, and Barbie.
- How long is The Stepford Wives?
- The Stepford Wives runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Stepford Wives?
- In United States, The Stepford Wives streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel.
