Married Life

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  • Opened March 7, 2008 
  • 1 hr 30 min
  • PG-13 | some thematic elements and a scene of sexuality
  • After many years of marriage, Harry Allen (Chris Cooper) falls in love with lovely Kay Nesbitt (Rachel McAdams). Harry therefore plots to kill his wife Pat (Patricia Clarkson), because he feels divorce would be too hard on her. Meanwhile, Harry's roguish best friend, Richard (Pierce Brosnan), is also in love with Kay, and would like nothing better than to steal her out from under Harry's nose. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper, Rachel McAdams, Patricia Clarkson, David Wenham
  • Director: Ira Sachs
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Chicago Tribune
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It seems carefully calibrated to shock viewers out of a familiar frame of reference, while leaving nothing behind to take its place. Read full review

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New York Daily News
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It's a sly little fable with at least six very obvious homages to Alfred Hitchcock thrillers, and a dark little heart that happily hides under a double-breasted suit. Read full review

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Charlotte Observer
| Lawrence Toppman

This isn't a film noir, but it hovers in the shadows of that genre of discontent and disillusionment. Read full review

75
Premiere
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A collection of Hitchcock character-types trample over each other to win at love in Married Life, a quirky but entertaining period murder farce. Read full review

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Rachel McAdams in "Married Life."