A Good Lawyer's Wife

A Good Lawyer's Wife

A good wife, a cheating husband, a very sexy family drama...

Directed by Im Sang-soo

Produced by Myung Films, Chungeorahm Film

2003106 min5.7 / 10

A morally fraught domestic drama centered on an illicit affair that explores infidelity, transgression, and emotional alienation within marriage.

A woman, married and with a child but becoming increasingly distant from her husband who is already cheating on her, reluctantly enters a secret relationship with her neighbor, a teenage boy.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Good Lawyer's Wife sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Does A Good Lawyer's Wife end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is A Good Lawyer's Wife scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is A Good Lawyer's Wife violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is A Good Lawyer's Wife easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity46

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise20

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Like A Good Lawyer's Wife

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as A Good Lawyer's Wife

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like A Good Lawyer's Wife, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like A Good Lawyer's Wife, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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