The Secret Lives of Second Wives

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The Secret Lives of Second Wives

4.3 | 1h29m | en | Drama

Lynn Hughes finds that marriage the second time around is far from idyllic when the ex wife and her children return to manipulate her husband Jack.

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Released: June. 28,2008 | Released Producted By: Insight Film Studios , Two 4 The Money Media Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Lynn Hughes finds that marriage the second time around is far from idyllic when the ex wife and her children return to manipulate her husband Jack.

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Drama , Romance , TV Movie

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Cast

Andrea Roth , Brian McNamara , Dan Payne , Laura Soltis , Jill Morrison , Tracy Spiridakos

Director

Brian Kane

Producted By

Insight Film Studios

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Andrea Roth

as Lynn Bartlett

Carnage Collection: Forbidden Freaks Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter Goliath Thicker Than Water Marvel's Cloak & Dagger Evidence of Truth Dark Places Stolen Daughter Ascension Forever 16

Brian McNamara

as Jack Hughes

Inheritance My Southern Family Christmas Christmas in Louisiana The Wedding Do Over Hometown Christmas Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story Changing Hearts The Secret Lives of Second Wives The Go-Getter Army Wives

Dan Payne

as Alex

Lies and Ex Wives: Secrets on Maple Street A Family Nightmare: Secrets on Maple Street Christmas at the Chalet How to Fall in Love by Christmas Fourth Down and Love Must Love Christmas Corrective Measures Christmas on Candy Cane Lane Scented with Love Descendants: The Royal Wedding

Laura Soltis

as Janet

Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery Holiday Crashers Season's Greetings from Cherry Lane This Time Each Year The Best Version of Love The Wedding Contract A Season for Family Romance in Style Love on Fire

Jill Morrison

as Kay

Leo Mommy Meanest Nelly Knows Mysteries: A Fatal Engagement Wedding Season Reba McEntire's The Hammer Married by Mistake A Second Chance at Love Where Your Heart Belongs Consumer Circle of Deception

Tracy Spiridakos

as Meredith

Kill for Me Rags Revolution The Boy She Met Online Goblin Majority Rules! Every Second Counts Web of Desire The Secret Lives of Second Wives After

Brian Kane

Production Design

Moni El Batrik

Set Decoration

Anthony C. Metchie

Director of Photography

Amy Van Wormer

Key Makeup Artist

George Mendeluk

Director

Steve Schmidt

Editor

Randy Zalken

Associate Producer

Stacey Shaw

Associate Producer

Kim Arnott

Co-Producer

Lindsay MacAdam

Co-Producer

Stanton W. Kamens

Executive Producer

Kirk Shaw

Executive Producer

Kirk Shaw

Producer

Joseph Lawlor

Producer

Clinton Shorter

Music

Kelli Pryor

Writer

The Secret Lives of Second Wives Audience Reviews

Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Brightlyme i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Leoni Haney Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

felix-goldberg What we have here is a woman who has some real problems in her marriage - due mostly to her husband's ex-wife, children, mother and IRS shenanigans. So what does she do? Well, after making a few abortive attempts to talk things over with her husband (who amiably but vainly tries to please everybody) she - literally! - runs off to sleep with the house inspector who had been making completely obvious passes at her for the past 30 min or so of the film.If this was somewhat hard to swallow or to cheer at, what comes next is even worse: miraculously all the aforementioned problems sort themselves out and then our heroine confesses her affair to her husband who forgives her. Happy end.It's hard to know where to begin to criticize this travesty. If this were a movie about a family disintegrating because of communication problems it would have been sad but true. But instead this train-wreck of a movie sends two messages: (a) adultery is a viable solution to problems (b) adultery does not really matter. (Since both propositions are false and invidious it actually matters little that they are somewhat contradictory...) Finally, what is even more infuriating is the way the supposedly insoluble problems just disappear towards the end - the viewers are obviously not thought of highly enough to even bother about some deus ex machina.This is all a pity because Andrea Roth is an excellent actress. However, she is not enough to save this lame attempt at a movie.

refdan The other reviewer accurately describes this made for TV "Comedy/Drama" as a "chick flick." A self respecting male viewer will see this as ridiculously unrealistic and sappy.The "heroine" Lynn has difficulties with her husbands first family so she ends up in a handsome young house inspector's bed. She insists on buying a house which her husband cannot afford and she is unsupportive to her husband while he tries to deal with his daughter's marriage and some financial difficulties.Lynn then tells her husband that she has been unfaithful and he meekly forgives her and appears to be a complete fool with no pride.This kind of film was obviously written BY and woman FOR women. Any self respecting man will find nothing to enjoy here. I'm sorry that I watched it.I kept hoping that the B***H would get her comeuppance, but apparently, infidelity is OK if you are an attractive blond woman, at least according to the writer of this mush.

ovaga1 There is a ring of bitter sweet truth to this movie which profiles the trials and tribulations of anyone who has had to be a surrogate parent and spouse. It's a thankless job. The children aren't your flesh and blood, and everyone knows it. If you draw boundaries and are strict, you are cold-hearted "step parent". If you try too hard to please, you become a door mat that know one respects, and you end up losing your sense of self in the relationship. This is the struggle of Lynn Hughes, played superbly by Andrea Roth. A talented, and arguably under-rated as an actress, Roth strikes the right balance of humanity, fallibility and humour as she tries to be the wife and mother in a ready-made family that has it's worts. Directed with a sure hand by George Mendeluk, the movie is never maudlin, at times touching without being cloying, and has touches of humor which is born out of the reality of painful relationships. Thoroughly enjoyable "chick flick".A must see.

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