Where to watch How to Murder Your Wife (1965) tonight
How to Murder Your Wife (1965) runs 1 h 58 min, is rated NR in the US and averages 6.3 from 160 TMDB members. Stanley Ford is a successful cartoonist and happily single. That is, until he gets drunk at a friend's bachelor party and impulsively proposes to the beautiful woman who pops out of the cake. Once sober, he regrets the decision, but she won't agree to a divorce. Stanley jokingly vents his frustrations in his comic strip by having the main character kill his wife. But when his actual wife goes missing and Stanley is…
- Runtime
- 1 h 58 min — ends 9:58 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- NR (US)
- Genres
- Comedy
- Released
- January 26, 1965
- TMDB rating
- 6.3 / 10 from 160 votes
- Director
- Richard Quine
- Starring
- Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi, Terry-Thomas, Eddie Mayehoff
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Questions people ask
- How long is How to Murder Your Wife?
- How to Murder Your Wife is 1 h 58 min long (118 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:58 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is How to Murder Your Wife rated?
- How to Murder Your Wife is rated NR in the US.
- Is How to Murder Your Wife a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Comedy hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream How to Murder Your Wife?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-05: Amazon Prime Video (subscription), fuboTV (subscription), MGM+ Amazon Channel (subscription), Philo (subscription), MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel (subscription), YouTube TV (subscription), MGM Plus (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Hoopla (free), YouTube Free (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
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