
The Farmer's Wife
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Produced by British International Pictures
A gently comedic silent-era portrait of a widowed farmer's earnest, bumbling search for companionship and remarriage, grounded in small-town social dynamics and the vulnerabilities of middle age.
Successful middle-aged farmer Samuel Sweetland becomes widowed, then his daughter marries and leaves home. Deciding he wishes to remarry, Sweetland pursues some local women he considers prospects.
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Questions people ask
Is The Farmer's Wife violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is The Farmer's Wife scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is The Farmer's Wife easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Does The Farmer's Wife end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Farmer's Wife sad? 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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How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Like The Farmer's Wife
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Farmer's Wife
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Farmer's Wife, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Farmer's Wife, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Farmer's Wife, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

























































