# The Other Woman (2014 film)
**The Other Woman** is a 2014 American romantic comedy directed by [Nick Cassavetes](https://www.edgepedia.org/nick-cassavetes) and written by Melissa K. Stack, in which a New York lawyer, her boyfriend's wife, and a third mistress join forces to take revenge on the man who deceived all three of them. [Cameron Diaz](https://www.edgepedia.org/cameron-diaz) stars as attorney Carly Whitten, with [Leslie Mann](https://www.edgepedia.org/leslie-mann) as the wife Kate King, Kate Upton as the other mistress Amber, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, known from HBO's *Game of Thrones*, as the three-timing Mark King.[1](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/the-other-woman) • [2](https://time.com/78444/other-woman-captain-america-box-office/) The film was released by 20th Century Fox on April 25, 2014, and topped the North American box office in its opening weekend despite poor reviews from critics.[1](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/the-other-woman) • [2](https://time.com/78444/other-woman-captain-america-box-office/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | April 25, 2014 (theatrical, wide); November 21, 2014 (streaming)[1](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/the-other-woman) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_other_woman_2014) |
| Director / writer | Nick Cassavetes; screenplay by Melissa K. Stack; produced by Julie Yorn[1](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/the-other-woman) |
| Principal cast | Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Kinney, Don Johnson[1](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/the-other-woman) |
| Rating and runtime | PG-13; 1h 49m (109 minutes) per Rotten Tomatoes and JustWatch, though 20th Century Studios lists 1h 47min[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_other_woman_2014) • [4](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-other-woman-2014) • [1](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/the-other-woman) |
| Box office | $24.7 million opening weekend, displacing *Captain America: The Winter Soldier* from the top spot; $83.9 million gross in the United States[2](https://time.com/78444/other-woman-captain-america-box-office/) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_other_woman_2014) |
| Critical reception | 26% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer (165 reviews); Metascore 39 on Metacritic from 35 critic reviews[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_other_woman_2014) • [5](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-other-woman-2014/) |
| Awards | Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Comedy (2014); Razzie Award for Worst Actress to Cameron Diaz, shared with *Sex Tape* (2015)[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2203939/awards/) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Carly Whitten (Cameron Diaz) is a New York lawyer who falls for the suave Mark King ([Nikolaj Coster-Waldau](https://www.edgepedia.org/nikolaj-coster-waldau)), then discovers on a surprise visit to his home that he is married to Kate (Leslie Mann), a devoted housewife. Carly and Kate direct their hurt and anger toward Mark, and when they discover a third woman, Amber ([Kate Upton](https://www.edgepedia.org/kate-upton)), caught in his web of lies, the three join forces for revenge.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_other_woman_2014) The studio synopsis describes the trio as unlikely pals who decide to teach their three-timing man a lesson, with the story noting that the more they learn about Mark, the worse he seems.[1](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/the-other-woman) The supporting cast includes [Nicki Minaj](https://www.edgepedia.org/nicki-minaj) as Lydia, Taylor Kinney as Phil, and Don Johnson as Carly's father Frank.[7](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-other-woman-2014)
## Production and release
The film was directed by Nick Cassavetes from a screenplay by Melissa K. Stack, with Julie Yorn producing; the production companies were 20th Century Fox and LBI Productions, and 20th Century Fox handled distribution.[1](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/the-other-woman) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_other_woman_2014) The Spanish ICAA film database records the year of production as 2013, with certification dated March 6, 2014, ahead of the April theatrical release.[8](https://sede.mcu.gob.es/CatalogoICAA/Peliculas/Detalle?pelicula=314) It was rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, language, and sexual references.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_other_woman_2014)
## Box office
**Opening weekend.** The Other Woman opened with an estimated $24.7 million, ending the three-week run of Marvel's *Captain America: The Winter Soldier* at the top of the box office; *Captain America* took in $16 million that weekend, with *Heaven Is for Real* third at $13 million.[2](https://time.com/78444/other-woman-captain-america-box-office/) The audience was reportedly 75 percent women, and the film earned a B+ CinemaScore from opening audiences.[9](https://time.com/78625/despite-dank-reviews-the-other-women-rules-box-office/) • [2](https://time.com/78444/other-woman-captain-america-box-office/) Its eventual gross in the United States was $83.9 million.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_other_woman_2014) A University of Maryland dissertation on screening diversity notes that, along with *The Heat*, the film was cited as proof that female stars can bring home box office hits and that solidarity sells.[10](https://api.drum.lib.umd.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/faf62e3a-00af-43d5-b78a-9f0c6378c437/content)
## Critical reception
Critics were largely negative. On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a 26% Tomatometer from 165 reviews, with a critics consensus stating that the film boasts a talented pedigree but settles for cheap laughs instead of reaching its empowering potential; the audience Popcornmeter stood at 57% from more than 50,000 ratings.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_other_woman_2014) Metacritic assigned a Metascore of 39, labeled generally unfavorable, based on 35 critic reviews, with 7 positive, 16 mixed, and 12 negative.[5](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-other-woman-2014/) Reviewers singled out different strengths and weaknesses: Mick LaSalle of the *San Francisco Chronicle* found the big laughs supported by the movie's underlying sincerity, while Richard Brody of *The New Yorker* wrote that what begins as a smoothly oiled romantic comedy morphs into a clattery, grinding screwball contrivance.[5](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-other-woman-2014/) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_other_woman_2014) Christy Lemire's review at RogerEbert.com argued that the film raises questions about independence, identity, and sisterhood but discards them for gross-out comedy.[7](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-other-woman-2014) A TIME review placed the film in the lineage of the female revenge comedy, citing *Lysistrata* (411 B.C.), *9 to 5* (1980), and *[The First Wives Club](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-first-wives-club)* (1996) as predecessors, and noted comparisons drawn with *The First Wives Club*.[11](https://time.com/73412/the-other-woman-movie-review/) • [12](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/04/the-other-woman-review)
## Awards
The film won the 2014 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Comedy, with nominations for Choice Movie Actress: Comedy (Cameron Diaz) and Choice Movie: Chemistry (Diaz, Mann, and Upton).[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2203939/awards/) At the 2015 Razzie Awards, Cameron Diaz won Worst Actress for the film, shared with *Sex Tape*, and the Alliance of Women Film Journalists gave her its EDA Special Mention Award for Actress Most in Need of a New Agent, also shared with *Annie* and *Sex Tape*.[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2203939/awards/) Kate Upton received a 2015 MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Shirtless Performance, and the film was nominated for the People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedic Movie.[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2203939/awards/)
## Gender representation debate
The film's portrayal of women drew commentary at release. A TIME ranking of that summer's films based on their trailers gave *The Other Woman* a ruling of "ugly," arguing that the three women talk almost exclusively about one man, though the writer noted she had not seen the film and was judging from trailers alone.[13](https://time.com/72350/how-sexist-are-this-summers-blockbusters-an-informal-ranking/) An academic study of the film in *ELite Journal* reads it as an example of liberal feminism's representation in popular cinema.[14](https://journal.unesa.ac.id/index.php/elite/article/download/23954/9778/84724) The film's commercial performance alongside its critical reception made it a recurring example in discussions of whether female-led comedies could succeed at the box office while missing the empowerment tone they aimed for.[10](https://api.drum.lib.umd.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/faf62e3a-00af-43d5-b78a-9f0c6378c437/content) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_other_woman_2014)
## References
1. [The Other Woman, 20th Century Studios](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/the-other-woman)
2. [The Other Woman Demotes Captain America At the Box Office, TIME](https://time.com/78444/other-woman-captain-america-box-office/)
3. [The Other Woman (2014), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_other_woman_2014)
4. [The Other Woman streaming: where to watch online?, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-other-woman-2014)
5. [The Other Woman Reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-other-woman-2014/)
6. [The Other Woman (2014) - Awards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2203939/awards/)
7. [The Other Woman movie review & film summary, RogerEbert.com](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-other-woman-2014)
8. [ICAA Film Database, Ministerio de Cultura de España](https://sede.mcu.gob.es/CatalogoICAA/Peliculas/Detalle?pelicula=314)
9. [Despite Dank Reviews, The Other Woman Rules Box Office, TIME](https://time.com/78625/despite-dank-reviews-the-other-women-rules-box-office/)
10. [Screening Diversity, University of Maryland dissertation](https://api.drum.lib.umd.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/faf62e3a-00af-43d5-b78a-9f0c6378c437/content)
11. [REVIEW: In The Other Woman, Sisterhood Is Silly, TIME](https://time.com/73412/the-other-woman-movie-review/)
12. [Review: The Other Woman Is Fun, When It's Not in the Bathroom, Vanity Fair](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/04/the-other-woman-review)
13. [How Sexist Are This Summer's Blockbusters? An Informal Ranking, TIME](https://time.com/72350/how-sexist-are-this-summers-blockbusters-an-informal-ranking/)
14. [ELite Journal: International Journal of Education, Language, and Literature](https://journal.unesa.ac.id/index.php/elite/article/download/23954/9778/84724)
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