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The First Wives Club
1996
· Movie
· 102 min
C
MEANRANK
66/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3072
- IMDb #3478
- Google retired #1276
- Rotten Tomatoes #2972
- Metacritic #2492
- Letterboxd #1415
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3508
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2739
- Metacritic Critics #2565
- Metacritic Audience #2427
- Criticker #3282
- Kinopoisk #1997
- AlloCiné #2504
- Trakt #2749
Every rating
32–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 32, highest is Google on 90.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Three college friends reunite at the funeral of a fourth friend who committed suicide after her husband left her for a younger woman. They discover they are all in similar situations: their husbands have left them for younger partners. They decide to band together to get revenge on their ex-husbands, aiming to reclaim their dignity, their financial security, and their happiness.
Details
- Director
- Hugh Wilson
- Writer
- Robert Harling
- Studio
- Scott Rudin Productions
- Released
- 20 September 1996
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $26.0M
- Box office
- $116.4M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Academy Awards 1996 | Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | Marc Shaiman | Nominee |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 1996 | Top Box Office Films | Marc Shaiman | Winner |
| American Comedy Awards 1996 | Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Diane Keaton | Nominee |
| American Comedy Awards 1996 | Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Bette Midler | Nominee |
| American Comedy Awards 1996 | Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Goldie Hawn | Nominee |
| Artios Awards 1996 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Ilene Starger | Nominee |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1996 | Favorite Actress – Comedy | Goldie Hawn | Winner |
| National Board of Review Awards 1996 | Best Acting by an Ensemble | Cast of The First Wives Club | Winner |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | Marc Shaiman | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Box Office Films | Marc Shaiman | Winner |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite Actress – Comedy | Goldie Hawn | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Acting by an Ensemble | Cast of The First Wives Club | Winner |
American Comedy Awards
3 nominations
| Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Diane Keaton | Nominee |
| Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Bette Midler | Nominee |
| Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Goldie Hawn | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress − Musical or Comedy | Bette Midler | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress − Musical or Comedy | Sarah Jessica Parker | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Ilene Starger | Nominee |