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Intolerable Cruelty (2003)  link to Intolerable Cruelty on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 2570

poster Intolerable Cruelty

IMDb Rating:
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6.3/10 (82132 votes)

Country: USA, 100 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, French

Genre(s): Comedy, Crime, Romance

Director(s): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
Miles Massey, a prominent Los Angeles divorce attorney has everything--and in some cases, two of everything. Despite his impressive client list, a formidable win record, the respect of his peers and an ironclad contract (the Massey pre-nup) named after him, he's reached a crossroads in his life. Sated on success, boredom has set in and he's looking for new challenges. All that changes when Miles meets his match in the devastating Marylin Rexroth. Marylin is the soon-to-be ex-wife of his client Rex Rexroth, a wealthy real estate developer and habitual philanderer. With the help of hard charging private investigator Gus Petch, she has Rex nailed and is looking forward to the financial independence a successful divorce will bring. But thanks to Miles' considerable skills, she ends up with nothing. Not to be outdone, Marylin schemes to get even and as part of her plan, quickly marries oil tycoon Howard Doyle. Miles and his unflappable associate, Wrigley, unwittingly dig themselves in ...

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Cast:

photo George Clooney George Clooney Miles
photo Catherine Zeta-Jones Catherine Zeta-Jones Marylin
photo Geoffrey Rush Geoffrey Rush Donovan Donaly
photo Cedric the Entertainer Cedric the Entertainer Gus Petch
photo Edward Herrmann Edward Herrmann Rex Rexroth

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1