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An Ideal Husband
DramaComedyRomance

AN IDEAL HUSBAND

"He just doesn't know it yet."

19991h 37m6.5 TMDb

Directed by Oliver Parker

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Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed. Sir Robert turns for help to his friend Lord Goring, an apparently idle philanderer and the despair of his father.

Cast

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Lady Gertrude Chiltern

Minnie Driver

Minnie Driver

Miss Mabel Chiltern

Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett

Lord Arthur Goring

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Mrs. Laura Cheveley

Jeremy Northam

Jeremy Northam

Sir Robert Chiltern

Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Phipps

Ben Pullen

Ben Pullen

Tommy Trafford

Marsha Fitzalan

Marsha Fitzalan

Countess

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion7.8
Complexity6.4
Humor6.7
Realism6.6
Action5
Darkness3.9

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories
  • viewers looking for a fun, witty watch
  • fans of emotional, heartfelt storytelling

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action

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