3 Women

3 Women (1977)

  • 96% of critics liked it
    (23 reviews)

  • 84% of users liked it
    (6,216 ratings)

Robert Altman's Three Women takes a surreal, improvisational and rather eerie look at the lives of three women in a western desert town. The plot centers around the youngest of the women, Pinky (Sissy Spacek), an eccentric, withdrawn woman trying to begin a new life. She finds work as an… More

PG,
Directed By
Written By
Robert Altman
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Apr 3, 1977 Wide
20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • Vincent Canby, New York Times

    Like a dream, it is most mysterious and allusive when it appears to be most precise and direct, when its images are of the recognizable world unretouched (as happens in the film from time to time) by camera filters or lab technicians.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    I have seen it many times, been through it twice in shot-by-shot analysis, and yet it always seems to be happening as I watch it. Recurring dreams are like that.

  • Douglas Pratt, Hollywood Reporter

    A spectacular artistic success.

  • Michael Atkinson, Village Voice

    A gauzy, perfectly executed vacation in Doppelgänger-burg.

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    Robert Altman's would-be American art film (1977) is murky, snide, and sloppy.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Stefanie C


    'She tries not to shatter, kaleidoscope style Personality changes behind her red smile Every new problem brings a stranger inside Heplessly forcing one more new disguise.'

  • William D


    When "3 Women" came out, I was 11. I have no memory of its release. Even at that young age, I paid careful attention to film. If "3 Women" had been released in the suburbs of New York City, where I lived, I would have known. I also would have known about it if it… More

  • Graham J


    Altman's surreal masterpiece and Shelley Duvall's greatest performance.

  • Randy T


    Robert Altman writes, produces and directs this film about the confluence of three 'damaged' women and their problematic interactions. The plot seems to meander here and there but Altman has a knack for getting an audience from point A to point B by way of points C, G and… More

  • Steven C


    Robert Altman's "3 Women" was conceived in a dream and subsequently structured like one. Obviously, this has it pros and cons. While I suspect there is no clear one meaning to the film, it should mean something different to each viewer. The acting on display here is top… More

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