Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, The

Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, The

1989

The wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secretive romance with a gentle bookseller between meals at her husband's restaurant. Food, color-coding, sex, murder, torture, and cannibalism are the exotic fare in this beautifully filmed but brutally uncompromising modern fable.

Greenaway's recipe of food and sex mixed with art is both delicious and wonderfully wicked.

JBscale
78
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
2 hrs. 4 mins.
US Theatrical Release
April 6, 1990
US Box Office
$7,724,701 (#4541 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NC-17
Adults Only

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Lions Gate Films
Released
March 13, 2001
Acquired Date
January 18, 2025
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Richard Bohringer
Richard Bohringer
Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
Alan Howard
Alan Howard
Tim Roth
Tim Roth
Ciaràn Hinds
Ciaràn Hinds
Ewan Stewart
Ewan Stewart
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Ron Cook
Ron Cook
Liz Smith
Liz Smith
Janet Henfrey
Janet Henfrey
Alex Kingston
Alex Kingston
Ian Dury
Ian Dury
Roger Lloyd Pack
Roger Lloyd Pack
Gary Olsen
Gary Olsen
Arnie Breeveld
Arnie Breeveld

Directors

Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway

Producers

Kees Kasander
Kees Kasander

Writers

Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
86%
Tomatometer
51 votes
RT Fresh Certified
88%
Popcornmeter
1,193 votes
METASCORE
62
23 votes
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
42,988 votes

Additional Info

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