Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happiness, but her extremely volatile behavior convinces Nick that she poses a danger to their family and decides to commit her to an institution for six months. Alone with a trio of kids to raise on his own, he awaits her return, which holds more than a few surprises.
A Woman Under the Influence has generally received very positive reviews.
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A Woman Under the Influence was released in 1974 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 318 reviews, giving A Woman Under the Influence (1974) an average rating of 82%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 91%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 80%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with A Woman Under the Influence than critics were.
With a score of 82%, A Woman Under the Influence is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1974, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1974 with similar scores include films like Young Frankenstein, The Conversation and Carol.
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