When churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with his bad manners. His wife, Georgina, is especially disgusted by him, and soon begins an affair with regular guest Michael. Despite their best efforts to keep it secret, Spica learns about their trysts, and he plots a terrible revenge.
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover was released in 1989 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 522 reviews, giving The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 87%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 77%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover than critics were.
With a score of 75%, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1989, which stands at 57%.
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