The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
"Lust...Murder...Dessert. Bon Appetit!"
Critics Score
🎬 74%
(RT: 87%, MC: 62) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Alan Howard as Michael
Gary Olsen as Spangler
Is The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover good?
Yes. 86% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 74%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
