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The Available Wife

Name: The Available Wife
Director: Jamal Hill
Released: 2020
Duration: 100 min

Representation Score

3.2/10

Limited

2020

TV-MA

Director

Jamal Hill

Runtime

100 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film serves as a character study of power and consequences. It offers meaningful professional representation for women by featuring a female CEO, yet it adheres to conventional dramatic clichés surrounding infidelity and the fragility of the nuclear family. While the protagonist holds significant economic influence, the narrative lacks broader exploration of diverse identity issues.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Available Wife have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The story focuses on a heterosexual marriage and an extramarital affair, with no representation of non-straight or non-cisgender identities.

How does The Available Wife portray gender?

Good

Nicole Wright is portrayed as a powerful music CEO, challenging traditional stereotypes of female passivity. However, her role is tied to domestic and romantic expectations.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Available Wife?

Fair

The film includes a Black director and names like Kingston, indicating a move away from Anglo-Saxon dominance. The specific racial makeup of the cast remains unspecified.

How does The Available Wife represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story examines moral ambiguity and the breakdown of traditional success models within a standard capitalist framework, without a deeper systemic critique.

Does The Available Wife include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters dealing with physical, sensory, or neurodivergent conditions.

Present on Screen

The film challenges traditional gender roles by centering a successful female music executive.
It explores complex interpersonal dynamics and the intersection of corporate power with personal morality.

Limited or Absent

The plot relies on traditional clichés where a woman's life crumbles due to romantic infidelity.
The story lacks representation for LGBTQ+ identities and characters with disabilities.
The narrative operates within a standard capitalist framework without offering a deeper systemic critique.

Official Synopsis

When money, affairs, power and lies collide, Nicole Wright, a beautiful and successful music CEOs life is about to crumble in front of her. While leaving her husband and son, the lies that have built her music empire is threatening to tear her down. While having an affair with Kingston, the sexy artist on the rise who promises her everything, Nicole learns the hard way that looks can be deceiving and his motives are as dark as the secrets she keeps.

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