Film

The Other Woman

Name: The Other Woman
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2014
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Don Johnson

The Other Woman is a glossy revenge comedy where three women, all wronged by the same lying boyfriend, trade humiliation for teamwork and cook up increasingly outlandish payback. It leans hard into slapstick — laxatives, hair dye, general chaos — carried by the easy, bickering chemistry between Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann. Not deep, not subtle, but a satisfying comfort-watch for anyone who enjoys watching a cheater get exactly what's coming to him.

TMDb rating

6.4

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