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The Rich Man's Wife

The Rich Man's Wife

Someone Is Playing A Very Deadly Game...

19965.31h 34m

Overview

A rich man's wife finds she has a bad prenuptial agreement with an even worse husband. Over drinks with a stranger, she fantasizes about doing her husband in to void the prenup — but much to her surprise, the stranger decides to turn her imagination into reality.

Directed by Amy Holden Jones
Written by Amy Holden Jones
Produced by Julie Bergman Sender, Roger Birnbaum
Box Office0Revenue: $8.5M

Top Cast

Halle Berry

Halle Berry

Josie Potenza

Peter Greene

Peter Greene

Cole Wilson

Clive Owen

Clive Owen

Jake Golden

Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

Detective Ron Lewis

Charles Hallahan

Charles Hallahan

Detective Dan Fredricks

Allan Rich

Allan Rich

Bill Adolphe

Clea Lewis

Clea Lewis

Nora Golden

Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald

Tony Potenza

Loyda Ramos

Loyda Ramos

Grace

W

William Crossett

Cab Driver

Themes & Keywords

marriagesurprisemurderrichstrangerwoman director

About The Rich Man's Wife

The Rich Man's Wife is a thriller film released in 1996 exploring themes of marriage, surprise, murder, rich, stranger, woman director. Directed by Amy Holden Jones, it stars Halle Berry, Peter Greene, Clive Owen. A rich man's wife finds she has a bad prenuptial agreement with an even worse husband. Over drinks with a stranger, she fantasizes about doing her husband in to void the prenup — but much to her surprise, the stranger decides to turn her imagination into reality.

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