8 ½ Women
“If every man thinks of sex once every nine minutes, what does he think of the other eight?”
8 ½ Women is available to rent or buy on Google Play Movies in Italy. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 21 July 2026.
Where to watch 8 ½ Women
🇮🇹 Italy
Good to know
- Director
- Peter Greenaway
- Release date
- 1999-05-22
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Language
- English
- Box office
- $437,568
- Budget
- $6,000,000
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Germany
- Studio
- Delux Productions
8 ½ Women — trailer
About 8 ½ Women
8 ½ Women is a 1999 movie in the Drama and Comedy genres, directed by Peter Greenaway, starring John Standing, Matthew Delamere and Vivian Wu. It has a runtime of 2 hours 1 minute. It holds an average rating of 5.5/10 from 69 viewers. Below you can see where to watch 8 ½ Women in Italy — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.
Synopsis
After his wife dies, middle-aged businessman Philip Emmenthal, at the prompting of his playboy son Storey, populates his Geneva villa with eight-and-a-half concubines. Three are from Kyoto, 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, a maid. As a year passes, the women begin asserting their own power.
Cast
Themes & keywords
Frequently asked questions
Where can I watch 8 ½ Women in Italy?+
In Italy, 8 ½ Women is available to rent or buy on Google Play Movies. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there right now.
Is 8 ½ Women on Netflix?+
8 ½ Women is not on Netflix in Italy right now.
How long is 8 ½ Women?+
8 ½ Women has a runtime of 2 hours 1 minute (121 minutes).
Who stars in 8 ½ Women?+
8 ½ Women stars John Standing, Matthew Delamere, Vivian Wu, Annie Shizuka Inoh and Toni Collette.
When did 8 ½ Women come out?+
8 ½ Women is a 1999 movie directed by Peter Greenaway.
What genre is 8 ½ Women?+
8 ½ Women is Drama and Comedy film.
Who directed 8 ½ Women?+
8 ½ Women was directed by Peter Greenaway.
User reviews
No reviews yet — be the first to review 8 ½ Women.
If you liked 8 ½ Women…
★ 5.8Small Apartments
2012 · Movie
★ 6.7Trafficked
2017 · Movie
★ 6.7Hallam Foe
2007 · Movie
★ 5.8Your Friends & Neighbors
1998 · Movie
★ 6.1...All the Marbles
1981 · Movie
★ 6.2Pimp
2018 · Movie
★ 6.1Hard to Die
1990 · Movie
★ 6.6Gummo
1997 · Movie
★ 6.3Family Weekend
2013 · Movie
★ 6.7The Devil's Double
2011 · Movie
★ 6.3Mammal
2016 · Movie
★ 5.8Pretty Persuasion
2005 · Movie