The Butcher's Wife

1991

Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance

20
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 31% · 18 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 31% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.4/10 10 9279 9.3K

new york city butcher love husband clairvoyant

Plot summary

A clairvoyant woman thinks that she's met her future husband because she's seen him in a dream. They marry and he takes her back to his butcher shop in New York city, where her powers tend to influence everyone she meets while working in the shop. Through her advice, she helps others and eventually finds the true man of her dreams.

Director

Terry Hughes Photo
Terry Hughes

Top cast

Demi Moore Photo
Demi Moore as Marina Lemke
Max Perlich Photo
Max Perlich as Eugene
Mary Steenburgen Photo
Mary Steenburgen as Stella Keefover
Frances McDormand Photo
Frances McDormand as Grace
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962.29 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 1
1.93 GB
1920*1072
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles dk   fi   no   sv   us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by LeMarchand 5 / 10

Sweet, but predictable

Demi Moore (with a blonde do) plays Marina, a clairvoyant who marries a New York butcher believing him to be the man of her dreams. Once she gets to New York she finds out that while her powers seem to be accurate when she advises other people, she may not have made the right choices for herself...I was forced to watch this movie by my girlfriend and found myself pleasantly surprised. It's no classic, but is a sweet, enjoyable film (though it's fairly easy to spot how things will work out early on).Over here in the UK the film received a "15" certificate, presumably for the one instance of strong language that actually jars with the rest of the film, and possibly for the lesbian character/s (though they barely touch each other on screen).I sympathised with most of the characters, especially Mary Steenburgen's would-be singer (she has a surprisingly good voice, by the way). Marina's complete accuracy when it comes to predictions that don't involve her is a little far-fetched, especially when she gets her own life in such a mess.Worth a look if you like low-key romantic comedies with a slightly magical twist (not a large genre!), or if you liked "Simply Irresistible" (1999) with Sarah Michelle Gellar. Not really one for most guys, though.
Reviewed by OllieSuave-007 6 / 10

A movie with a little bit of charm.

This is a somewhat charming little movie starring Demi Moore as Marina Lemke, who thinks she married the perfect husband. When she returns to her butcher husband's home in the city, she makes a lasting impact on its residents with her love advice, bringing her closer to the real man of her dreams.From what I remember, it's a simple and cliché romantic comedy flick with lesser excitement and lesser suspense. However, the acting is quite good and you may get a few chuckles here and there from the light comedy.The plot is not incredibly fast-paced, but for a movie at 107 minutes, it's really not too bad to watch.Grade C+
Reviewed by knapprobert 6 / 10

The cast took this comedy seriously, so why shouldn't we?

What a treat to catch this movie on a HD channel recently; yes, it is "Schlocky-wood", but it's done as a carefully crafted ensemble piece. And what an ensemble! The cast has some great moments, especially for Demi Moore and Jeff Daniels. But there are some "characters in the background" who would become well known for performances yet to come (e.g., Frances McDormand in "Fargo" and Miriam Margoyles as Prof. Sprout in the Harry Potter series). This is an enjoyable, humorous, ironic, feel-good movie... you surely won't have to apologize for crude language or over-the-top violence in any scene (well, you will have to get used to Demi's full length blonde hair, and after "G. I. Jane" that may be tough to do).
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