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For Richer or Poorer

Play trailer Poster for For Richer or Poorer PG-13 Released Dec 12, 1997 1h 55m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Brad Sexton (Tim Allen) and his wife, Caroline (Kirstie Alley), are wealthy New Yorkers with both marital and financial problems. The latter issue becomes a pressing matter when they discover that their accountant has embezzled millions and pinned the blame on them. Forced to go on the lam, Brad and Caroline end up in an Amish area of Pennsylvania and decide to pose as members of the religious group to evade the IRS. As the two adapt to the simple Amish lifestyle, they begin to reconnect.
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Bob Thomas Associated Press Neither [Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley] nor the competent cast can overcome the formulaic script by Jana Howington and Steve Lukanic or the humdrum direction by Bryant Spicer. Aug 8, 2019 Full Review Mike Clark USA Today Kirstie Alley and Tim Allen are shallow New York socialites on the verge of divorce who become tax-fraud fugitives and pretend to be simple Amish folk. Eva Gabor and Eddie Albert they're not. Rated: 1.5/4 Jan 9, 2018 Full Review Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: D Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Todd James Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) It's a see-through comedy with an easily-called plot line but Allen and Alley's attempt to blend into the austere Amish lifestyle is mostly syrup-free fun. Rated: 3/5 Aug 6, 2024 Full Review Dan DiNicola The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley show their customary skill with comedy, but they can not overcome the ho-hum directing and script. Rated: C- Jan 10, 2023 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Despite its Amish setting, this laborious comedy proves to be witless rather than Witness. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 10, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This was a classic comedy. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/24 Full Review Michael S Aside from being both painfully unfunny and predictable, it commits one other cardinal sin: gross misuse of Larry Miller (underutilized and, when he is onscreen, not funny). Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/01/24 Full Review Andrew P It's a serviceable movie. By no means great, but the critics are far to cynical for aivie like this. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/24 Full Review Matthew B Great comedy that is there for the laughs. It doesn't try to take itself seriously and it does a fantastic job. One of our go to favorites! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/14/23 Full Review Stephanie A I love this movie! Don't over look this movie just give it a try. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Steve D A film as likable as its leads. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Brad Sexton (Tim Allen) and his wife, Caroline (Kirstie Alley), are wealthy New Yorkers with both marital and financial problems. The latter issue becomes a pressing matter when they discover that their accountant has embezzled millions and pinned the blame on them. Forced to go on the lam, Brad and Caroline end up in an Amish area of Pennsylvania and decide to pose as members of the religious group to evade the IRS. As the two adapt to the simple Amish lifestyle, they begin to reconnect.
Director
Bryan Spicer
Producer
Jonathan Sheinberg, Sid Sheinberg
Screenwriter
Jana Howington, Steve LuKanic
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Sheinberg Productions, Universal Pictures, The Bubble Factory, Yorktown Productions
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 12, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$31.6M
Runtime
1h 55m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio
35mm
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