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  2. 85% Tomatometer 67 Reviews. 69% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings. Sir Robert Chiltern (Jeremy Northam) is a respected government official and a loving husband. His friend, Lord Arthur Goring...

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      Quality comedy with a sprinkling of romance, skilfully...

  3. An ambitious government minister is on the fast track to the top until a woman arrives in London with proof of his financial chicanery.

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  4. Quality comedy with a sprinkling of romance, skilfully assembled by a director with a clear feel for the material. Performances are universally great and the dialogue, of course, is superb. Full ...

  5. A play like Oscar Wilde's "An Ideal Husband" works because it takes place in a society bound by inflexible rules and social inhibitions. Here is a story in which a marriage, a romance, a fortune and government policy all rest on such foundations as a man's obligation to act like a gentleman.

  6. On Rotten Tomatoes, An Ideal Husband has an approval rating of 85% based on 67 criticsreviews. [8] The site’s critics consensus reads, "Brevity is the soul of wit, eh? This adaptation gets to the nitty gritty of Wilde's stage piece and plays on eternal human foibles."

  7. 146 User reviews. 79 Critic reviews. 67 Metascore. Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards. 4 wins & 17 nominations total.

  8. Apr 15, 1999 · Reviews. Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed. Sir Robert turns for help to his friend Lord Goring, an apparently idle philanderer and the despair of his father.

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