The Wife (2017 film)

The Wife
The Wife
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Björn L. Runge
Screenplay by	Jane Anderson
Based on	The Wife; by Meg Wolitzer
Produced by	Rosalie Swedlin; Meta Louise Foldager; Piers Tempest; Piodor Gustafsson; Claudia Bluemhube;
Starring	Glenn Close; Jonathan Pryce; Christian Slater; Max Irons; Annie Starke; Harry Lloyd; Elizabeth McGovern;
Narrated by	Glenn Close
Cinematography	Ulf Brantås
Edited by	Lena Runge
Music by	Jocelyn Pook
Production; companies	Silver Reel; Meta Film London; Anonymous Content; Tempo Productions; Embankment Films; Creative Scotland; Spark Film and Television; Film i Väst;
Distributed by	Picturehouse Entertainment (United Kingdom); Sony Pictures Classics (United States); SF Studios (Sweden);
Release dates	September 12, 2017 (TIFF); August 17, 2018 (United States); September 28, 2018 (United Kingdom); December 7, 2018 (Sweden);
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	Sweden; United Kingdom; United States;
Language	English
Box office	$20 million

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.

The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 17, 2018, by Sony Pictures Classics. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with Close's performance garnering widespread acclaim. She won the Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Independent Spirit Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress for her performance, and was also nominated for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actress.