8 Women
Seen it?2002 | 111 min | Comedy, Thriller, Mystery
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (79% on Rotten Tomatoes), it drew serious awards attention and it made about 5 times its budget, despite little lasting buzz. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Thin Man or Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 51 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
79% on Rotten Tomatoes, 64 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 2 Berlin awards: Berlin International Film Festival: Berliner Morgenpost Reader Jury, Berlin International Film Festival: Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution. Also nominated for 1 more Berlin award. Plus 7 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$42 million worldwide on a $8 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 50K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by François Ozon
- Catherine DeneuveGaby
- Isabelle HuppertAugustine
- Fanny ArdantPierrette
- Firmine RichardMadame Chanel
- Emmanuelle BéartLouise
- Virginie LedoyenSuzon
- Ludivine SagnierCatherine
- Danielle DarrieuxMamy
- Dominique LamureMarcel