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Joy Fielding's The Other Woman

  • Made: 2008
  • Genre: Drama
  • Stars: Jason Priestley, Josie Bissett
Based on the bestselling novel by Joy Fielding. JILL PLUMLEY (Josie Bissett) gave up a successful career as a television news producer to settle into the routine of a married woman and satisfy the needs of her husband DAVID PLUMLEY, a successful divorce lawyer. On the day of David's company party, a sexy young student NICOLE CLARK, boldly tells Jill that she's going to steal her husband. Jill thinks of the irony that four years ago she stole David away from his first wife. Now that Jill is "Mrs. David Plumley," could young Nicole Clark be the other woman that Jill had been? When David's boss AL WEATHERBY is murdered in his sleep,and his wife confesses to her husband's murder but claims self defense, Jill turns to old friend and fellow journalist PETE HENDERSON (Jason Priestley) to find out the truth.

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I would like to know the real name of the actor Nicole Clark. Does anyone know?
First of all, I am a fan of Lifetime and anyone who is a TRUE fan of Lifetime takes all movies at face value. The movies on Lifetime are easy to follow, meaning I could leave the room and come back and continue watching the movie without missing anything. Isn't that the kind of programming women want??? And what do men do when they watch a movie? Grab a beer and a sandwich and inform wife and kids not to intrerrupt?? When women watch a movie, most of the time they are cooking a meal, folding clothes, and helping children with their homework so a easy to follow movie with a simple plot is about all they have time for. Do Lifetime movies bash men??? Well, I don't think that is the intention, however, so many women are in marriages with cheating husbands, abusive partners, and those just flat out sorry. These women usually keep these issues hidden from friends, family, and collegues. So, watching movies of this type gives these women encouragement knowing that they are not the only ones who are going through their experience. And yes, I do believe some movies are meant to give these women hope. And if you really want to see something offensive, just turn the channel over to Spike or the numerous other women degrading X rated channels that are out there--we only have Lifetime and a few others...If you want to watch Oscar winning performances, get a rental. Just remember, several Oscar winners started out on movies made for television! So, this fan will continue to watch and support Lifetime and LMN!
Right on Roxanne1. Couldn't have said it better myself. LMN doesn't bash men, it just brings to light some of the things that they actually do to women in real life and as you said some women are really living in these types of situations and keeping it hidden. LMN just reveals some of these situations. But like they say, THE TRUTH HURTS!!!
I must admit I didn't expect that the husband was actually cheating until after the wife told him what Nicole said to her in the restaurant (I'm going to marry your husband) and telling him that Nicole was after him and watching how Nicole acted around him, especially in front of the wife. After all this he was still in denial about Nicole being up to something. That was what gave his cheating away. I think the wife handled herself excellently, very lady like and cool headed (although, personally, I would have **** slapped Nicole on several occassions during the movie). The wife remained very cool and very mature. Other than that, the movie was pretty cool except for the end. The end sucked. For those who didn't see the end: The husband really is cheating w/ Nicole and has been all along; the wife finds out via daughter's camera phone; wife confronts husband, who by the way is quite elated about convicting bosses wife for murder; husband doesn't explain or apologize, just walks out; wife drops husband's luggage off at Nicole's apartment; Nicole asks, "So, you admit I won?" (or something like that) and wife responds, "that depends on what you think you've won." END OF STORY. My ending would have been slightly different: WIFE AND DAUGHTER WALK IN ON HUSBAND AND NOCOLE HAVING SEX; WIFE AND DAUGHTER KICK NICOLE'S ASS; THROWS HUSBAND'S CLOTHES OUT OF WINDOW INTO THE STREET AND KICK HIM AND NICOLE OUT NAKED INTO THE STREET; HUSBAND MOVES IN WITH NICOLE AND A WEEK LATER, HUSBAND COMES HOME TO IFND NICOLE GONE, APARTMENT EMPTY, BANK ACCOUNT EMPTY AND A NOTE FROM NICOLE INSTRUCTING HIM TO GET TO A CLINIC BECAUSE THE ONLY THING SHE LEFT HIM WAS AN S.T.D. MY END OF STORY.
Yeah and WHAT WAS WITH THAT Cole guy turning out to be a priest and..... thaaaat's it! What a weird turn the movie took there!
I'm sick of LMN and I'm done watching movies on this channel. I have by now figured out that this channel has a main goal of downgrading men, and making woman look like they are always the good guys and that they are always right. I'm sick and tired of it. It's ridiculous.
I loved The Other Woman. The ending was very good, when the second wife took his luggage to Nicole's apartment and Nicole said Well it looks like I won!! Depends on what you think you've won was the second wife's answer!! So True!!
For the few people that have such negative comments about this movie or the network for airing it, nobodys making you watch it. You can tell what the movies about from the description(summary). If your offended go to another channel, it's just a movie, entertainment. Lighten up!!
It is on the 15th of Nov. 2008. My husband really likes the movies on lifetime.
wHEN WILL THIS BE ON AGAIN? i MISSED IT AND REALLY WANT TO SEE IT. tHNKS
You can tell that these are candadian actors (accent on words such as "sorry") and most of them are unrecognizable but a few of them were just strange. I'm not sure if it's how they were directed to act but they were just creepy. This was on the surface a silly over the top movie. I agree with most of the posts about morality and all, but one thing I have to take issue with is should the "daughter being chummy with Jill". Of course she should be! Whatever happened between her parents is between them.(I'm sure that will raise the hackles of the ones who believe that children run the household). She is a child and should show respect and consideration to the people her parents are married to. THat doesn't mean she has to love her, that doesn't mean she has to think of her as her parent, but she does have to be respectful and do her best to get along. This idea that children get to decide if they're going to be polite to the new spouse is just ridiculous. Until they've been in an adult relationship they have no business being judgemental or spoiled brats.
will there be a repeat - i loved the book by joy fielding and missed the movie on lifetime
WHEN WILL IT BE REPEAT? I MISSED THAT MOVIE AS I FORGOT BUT THE OFFICE NEVER RESPOND MY QUESTION AS I EMAILED TO THEM TWICE. VERY LAZY OF THESE WORKERS!!!!
Siddrach, my husband says the exact same thing. He hates to see me watching Lifetime.
SPOILER: First, I agree the movie was absurd. I mean, Jill is supposedly a level-headed, nice, kind, "moral" person who on the other hand didn't have the scruples to know that breaking up a marriage and marrying the man is just wrong. In reality she would have been another skank. Assuming the husband told her what I'm sure most married men say is that he's a victim, wife doesn't understand him, she's cold, blah, blah, blah. I also couldn't believe the daughter tells Jill, "don't worry about my mom, she's a bit*h". No wonder the daughter is so screwed up with a father and dysfunctional family like that. But in the end, I thought the movie finally gave the appropriate message: the husband, we find out, has been having an affair with his twit assistant the whole time and when confronted by Jill, he simply walks. The moral of the story is that you get what you bargain for, in this case, Jill got a cheater, a man that has no respect for the institution of marriage, a narcissist, among many other negative things. And that's reality.
My husband doesn't like Lifetime (except for the Golden Girls). He thinks the whole channel is about men cheating on, beating, killing, or raping women.
I agree with him...its this channels goal, they think men are evil or something.
does anyone know who played nicole?
I would like to know how the movie ended. I didn't get to see the final 45 minutes. Can anyone tell me or if it's going to be back on and when.
All great points, siddrach! I guess what really gets my "dander up" is the choice made to air this garbage, on a network that purports to represent me! If I'm a man looking at Lifetime, & I see the majority of programming they show, I can come to some very negative conclusions about the "type" of women they claim to represent. As for this movie, you're absolutely right, it wasn't worth my time, or my outrage!