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The Kitchen

6.1/10

Rating

103 min

Runtime

2019

Release Year

Andrea Berloff

Director

Cast

Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson, Bill Camp

Quick Synopsis

In 1978 Hell's Kitchen, New York, the husbands of three housewives are arrested and imprisoned by the FBI for their involvement in the Irish mafia. With their partners behind bars, the women decide to manage the criminal operations themselves. Despite having no prior experience, they quickly learn to handle the illegal businesses and confront rival gangs, using both strategy and force to maintain control over the rackets.

Detailed Synopsis of The Kitchen

The mobster husbands of three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but a sharp ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia's matters into their own hands — proving unexpectedly adept at everything from running the rackets to taking out the competition… literally.

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