A Woman Under the Influence

Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happiness, but her extremely volatile behavior convinces Nick that she poses a danger to their family and decides to commit her to an institution for six months. Alone with a trio of kids to raise on his own, he awaits her return, which holds more than a few surprises.A Woman Under the Influence featuring Peter Falk and Gena Rowlands is streaming on HBO, streaming with subscription on Kanopy, available for rent or purchase on iTunes, and 2 others. It's a drama and romance movie with a very high Rotten Tomatoes (critics) score of 93% and a high IMDb audience rating of 8.2 (19,976 votes).