8 Women

8 Women

Living in a house full of women can be murder.

Directed by François Ozon

Produced by Fidélité Productions, France 2 Cinéma

2002111 min6.9 / 10

A playful, genre-blending whodunit that uses musical numbers and sardonic humor to navigate a murder mystery among a house full of women with competing secrets and motives.

Eight women gather to celebrate Christmas in a snowbound cottage, only to find the family patriarch dead with a knife in his back. Trapped in the house, every woman becomes a suspect, each having her own motive and secret.

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

  • Is 8 Women one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 98% of films.

  • Is 8 Women scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is 8 Women sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is 8 Women easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is 8 Women violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does 8 Women end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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72/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity95

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Surprise57

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Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Like 8 Women

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as 8 Women

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like 8 Women, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like 8 Women, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like 8 Women, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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