---
title: 'The Wife (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Björn Runge'
released: '2017-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Sweden'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-wife-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3750872/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Wife (2017)

2017 · R · 100 min · Drama · Sweden, United States


## Synopsis

The Wife is a 2017 drama film directed by Björn L. Runge and written by Jane Anderson, based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Meg Wolitzer. It stars Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, and Christian Slater, and follows a woman (Close) who questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband (Pryce), who is set to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Björn Runge](https://cinepixo.com/people/bjorn-runge)
- **Screenplay:** [Jane Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-anderson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jocelyn Pook](https://cinepixo.com/people/jocelyn-pook)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ulf Brantås](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulf-brantas)

## Cast

- [Elizabeth McGovern](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-mcgovern)
- [Harry Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-lloyd)
- [Annie Starke](https://cinepixo.com/people/annie-starke)
- [Christian Slater](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-slater)
- [Glenn Close](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-close)
- [Jonathan Pryce](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-pryce)
- [Max Irons](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-irons)

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Official site: http://sonyclassics.com/thewife/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-wife-2017
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