Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.
The Pumpkin Eater has generally received positive reviews.
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The Pumpkin Eater was released in 1964 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 31 reviews, giving The Pumpkin Eater (1964) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 80%.
With a score of 71%, The Pumpkin Eater is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1964, which stands at 61%.
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