Is Diary of a Mad Housewife sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Diary of a Mad Housewife end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Diary of a Mad Housewife violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Diary of a Mad Housewife scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Diary of a Mad Housewife easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Diary of a Mad Housewife

Name: Diary of a Mad Housewife
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1970
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Carrie Snodgress, Richard Benjamin, Frank Langella, Lorraine Cullen, Frannie Michel

It can happen to any married woman anywhere, anytime...it happened to Tina.

Directed by Frank Perry

Produced by Frank Perry Films Inc., Universal Pictures

197095 min6.2 / 10

A darkly comic portrait of a trapped housewife caught between an emotionally abusive marriage and a sadistic affair, exploring the desperation and self-deception of a woman seeking escape.

Tina Balser is a bored New York housewife-mother married to Jonathan, a pompous, social-climbing lawyer who ridicules her in front of their children, criticizing everything she does or wears. She begins an affair with George Prager, a dashing, successful, and blatantly sadistic writer.

Clusters

Toxic Romance Movies Fantasy Versus Reality Toxic Romance Stories American City Movies Family and Marriage Problems

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Adultery Infidelity New York City Love Triangle Housewife Marital Problem Bored Housewife Abusive Marriage

Questions people ask

Is Diary of a Mad Housewife sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Diary of a Mad Housewife end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Diary of a Mad Housewife violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Diary of a Mad Housewife scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is Diary of a Mad Housewife easy watching? 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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