Where to Watch 8 ½ Women (1999) in the US

What it's about

After his wife dies, fifty-five-year-old businessman Philip Emmenthal (Sir John Standing), at the prompting of his playboy son Storey (Matthew Delamere), populates his Geneva villa with eight and a half concubines. Three are from Kyoto, Japan, where Storey manages Pachinco palaces. Each has a distinctive personality: a nun, a child bearer, a gambler, a student of Kabuki, a horsewoman with a pet pig, and a maid. Philip throws off his strait-laced and repressed attitudes, immersing himself in pleasure. After about a year, the women begin to assert their own power. Side adventures pre-figure the household's break-up, and the women depart in one way or another, one at at time. Philip's fate is in the hands of Palmira (Polly Walker), his favorite.

Cast and crew

Director

Peter Greenaway

Writer

Peter Greenaway

Starring

John Standing, Matthew Delamere, Vivian Wu

Details

Release date

Dec 10, 1999

Language

English, Italian, Japanese, Latin

Country

United Kingdom, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany

Box office

$424,123

Awards

2 nominations

Where to Watch 8 ½ Women (1999) in the US — common questions

Where to watch 8 ½ Women in the United States?

8 ½ Women is available with a subscription or free with ads in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Philo (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on Fandor (HD), Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), Shout! Factory TV (HD), Tubi TV, and Xumo Play (HD).

Can I stream 8 ½ Women or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Watch the movie with a subscription on Philo (HD).

Can I watch 8 ½ Women for free in the United States?

Watch the movie free with ads on Fandor (HD), Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), Shout! Factory TV (HD), Tubi TV, and Xumo Play (HD).