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Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty

Comedy · Romance · 2003

A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.

Movie details

Intolerable Cruelty

“Engage the enemy.”

2003 Comedy · Romance 1h 40m

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6.0 / 10

Community rating

A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Intolerable Cruelty?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Joel Coen

Written by

Robert Ramsey · John Romano · Matthew Stone · Joel Coen

George Clooney

George Clooney

Miles

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Marilyn

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Donovan Donaly

Cedric the Entertainer

Cedric the Entertainer

Gus Petch

Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Rex Rexroth

Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein

Wrigley

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Freddy Bender

Court is in session

Put Intolerable Cruelty on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.