Intolerable Cruelty Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

Joel and Ethan Coen take on the classic battle-of-the-sexes screwball comedy with Intolerable Cruelty. George Clooney plays Miles Massey, a high-powered Los Angeles divorce lawyer nearing a midlife crisis . While representing wealthy client Rex Rexroth (Edward Herrmann), Miles meets his match in Rex's gold-digging wife, Marilyn Rexroth (Catherine Zeta-Jones). He's impressed by her similarly heartless ways of using marriage to fuel an expensive lifestyle, but he still defeats her in court. With Marilyn looking to get her revenge and Miles finding himself attracted to her, the two engage in a ruthless romantic pursuit to out-swindle each other. Billy Bob Thornton shows up in a small role as Texas oil tycoon Howard Doyle. - Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geoffrey Rush, Cedric the Entertainer, Edward Herrmann
Theatrical Release Date:
10/10/2003
DVD Release Date:
02/10/2004
Rating:
PG-13
MPAA Reasons:
for sexual content, language and brief violence.
Run Time:
100 min.
Distributor(s):
Universal
Production Co.:
Alphaville, Brian Grazer Production, Imagine Entertainment, KL Line Productions, Universal Pictures
Director(s):
Joel Coen
Genre(s):
Comedy, Drama
Themes:
Cons and Scams, Breakups and Divorces, Battle of the Sexes
Tone:
Bright, Light, Slick, Witty, Elegant, Talky, Stylish
Keywords:
divorce, fortune [wealth], golddigger, husband, lawyer, marriage-of-convenience, revenge
Country of Origin:
USA (10-10-2003)
Language:
English
Status:
DVD

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