Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

Directed by

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Genre

drama film, comedy drama, crime film, romance film, crime comedy film, crime drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 1,680 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A top divorce lawyer known for his unbeatable prenuptial agreements gets entangled with a woman who marries for money. They clash and then begin to fall for each other despite their opposing goals.

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What happens

Intolerable Cruelty is a 2003 American romantic comedy film directed, co-written and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen, and produced by Brian Grazer and the Coens. The script was written by Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone and Ethan and Joel Coen, with the latter writing the last draft of the screenplay. The film stars George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geoffrey Rush, Cedric the Entertainer, Edward Herrmann, Paul Adelstein, Richard Jenkins, and Billy Bob Thornton. When high-profile divorce lawyer Miles Massey, famed for his iron-clad prenup, comes head-to-head with gold-digger Marylin, soon the sparks start to fly between them. Intolerable Cruelty premiered at the 60th Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2003, and was released in the United States by Universal Pictures on October 10, 2003. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $120.8 million against a $60 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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