Woman Wanted

1999

Drama / Romance

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 35% · 3 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 35% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.4/10 10 883 883

Director

Kiefer Sutherland Photo
Kiefer Sutherland

Top cast

Jackie Richardson Photo
Jackie Richardson as Lydia
Kiefer Sutherland Photo
Kiefer Sutherland as Wendell Goddard
Holly Hunter Photo
Holly Hunter as Emma Riley
Michael Moriarty Photo
Michael Moriarty as Richard Goddard
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1015.33 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
NR
us  
24 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds 1
1.84 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
NR
us  
24 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by airmailpilot 5 / 10

Everyone sees something different

Reviewed by karlalikescake 6 / 10

Pleasantly Surprised..

I have to admit I checked out this movie solely because it was filmed locally and was curious how it turned out - what a pleasant surprise! I would describe this quiet, somewhat slow moving film as a bittersweet, and moving testament to the bonds of family. It is also eerily reminiscent of Redford's "Ordinary People" starring Keifer's dad, Donald Sutherland. The performances were A+. The interplay between father and son were especially moving and I couldn't help thinking( hypothetically of course)of Keifer's own personal issues with his own estranged father(especially since Keifer also directed this, as well as starred in it). Ideally this movie would of, I believe, have had a bigger audience as a movie of the week or say a Hallmark presentation. Too bad, as "Woman Wanted" is a likable film deserving of more recognition, or even possibly an Emmy nomination if it was. But be warned, this movie is quite slow...just stick with it, it'll be worth it.
Reviewed by pderocco 5 / 10

Something is still wanting

Holly Hunter is skilful and charming as always, and Kiefer Sutherland is better than usual. Michael Moriarty is sufficiently different from his "Law and Order" role (the only thing from which I really know him) that I can see he's a capable actor, not just a TV character. But everyone's performance is perhaps a bit too unmodulated, with too constant a tone from start to finish. I also had trouble believing the sudden romance than blooms between Moriarty and Hunter. And the Billy Eckstine version of "Everything I Have Is Yours" that plays over the closing credits is such a clash with the flavor of the rest of the movie.I found the ending a bit disturbing, though. I'm not giving anything away that's not already in the IMDB plot summary, but I couldn't help wondering how this odd family would make out, with a newborn that could belong either to Moriarty or Sutherland. Will they teach the child that Sutherland is the father and Moriarty as the grandfather, or that Sutherland is the half-brother and Moriarty is the father? Perhaps not a stressful as "my sister AND my daughter," but awkward nonetheless. Sounds not like the end of the story but the beginning of another one.
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