She-Devil

1989

Action / Comedy

24
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 49% · 25 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 49% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 20743 20.7K

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Plot summary

A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.

Director

Susan Seidelman Photo
Susan Seidelman

Top cast

Meryl Streep Photo
Meryl Streep as Mary Fisher
Linda Hunt Photo
Linda Hunt as Hooper
Lori Tan Chinn Photo
Lori Tan Chinn as Vesta Rose Woman
June Gable Photo
June Gable as Realtor
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
820.52 MB
1280*700
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 3
1.56 GB
1904*1040
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 20

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by bethsims 7 / 10

Quirky 80s Dark Comedy Entertainment

I always liked watching this movie on tv when I was growing up. Just rewatched it and I still find it to be a damn good time. If you're disgusted by Roseanne (like so many reviewers are) then don't watch a movie that stars Roseanne. It's funny, quirky, a bit dark, and bizarre. I also get flashback fashion love when I watch movies like this.
Reviewed by diana_m_j 7 / 10

Not appreciated for what it is...

...a campy, soapy, over-the-top black comedy. This movie wasn't intended to win any awards, so I don't understand all the hate. It isn't a movie I seek out to watch, but if it happens to be on I don't change the channel, and always have a good time. I saw it when it first came out (as a young teenager) and have seen it several times over the years.It was perfectly cast with one exception: Ed Begley, Jr as the desirable ladies' man/philandering husband. It's not that he is a *bad* looking guy, but the film may have been a bit more believable if there was someone with more sex appeal in the role. The movie explains the reason he married Ruth (Roseanne Barr) - he got her pregnant, and his parents insisted he marry her. I know plenty of very attractive guys who have hooked up with women far less attractive than they (the term "beer goggles" exists for a reason), so they could have made his character more physically attractive and maintained believability. No actors specifically come to mind, and I will say that Begley, Jr played his role very well in terms of his acting. He also has a decent bod, so there's that.It was entertaining to see the metamorphisis of Ruth - the dowdy and frumpy housewife (with a horrific facial mole) becomes a well put together and successful business woman. While her agenda was clearly self-serving, she did improve the lives of a lot of women along the way (including her nemesis). I thought Barr played her role very well, and actually looked attractive and stylish after she changed her image (and lost the dreadful mole).Now let's talk about the highlight of the movie (to me): MERYL STREEP! For those criticizing her acting - did we watch the same film? She was brilliant as the pompous, tacky, selfish, yet glamorous romance novelist. When you think about the lines her character was given in the script, it is dumbfounding what she did with that role. She can take the most basic line of dialogue and somehow turn it into something magical. She says it all without even having to speak. She was hilarious and perfect in this movie, and I think it's safe to say that it wouldn't be nearly as good without her.So, if you are looking for same campy and over-the-top 80s fun, give it a try.7.5/10.
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