The story follows Joanna Eberhart (Nicole Kidman), a high-powered television executive who suffers a nervous breakdown after a disastrous reality show launch. Her husband, Walter (Matthew Broderick), moves the family to the idyllic gated community of Stepford, Connecticut, seeking a fresh start.
The film critiques the male desire for control in a world where women are increasingly successful in the workplace. The Stepford Wives (2004)2004
Unlike the 1975 original , which treated the "robotization" of women as a grim metaphor for the death of feminism, the 2004 remake uses it to mock consumerism and the "supermom" myth. The story follows Joanna Eberhart (Nicole Kidman), a
