For Richer or Poorer

For Richer or Poorer

PG-13 1997 · 115 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy, Romance

Brad Sexton and his wife, Caroline, 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.

Directed by Bryan Spicer · Written by Jana Howington

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Tim Allen Brad Sexton
Kirstie Alley Caroline Sexton
Jay O. Sanders Samuel Yoder
Michael Lerner Phil Kleinman
Wayne Knight Bob Lachman
Larry Miller Derek Lester
Miguel A. Núñez Jr. Frank Hall
Megan Cavanagh Levinia Yoder
John Pyper-Ferguson Henner Lapp
Carrie Preston Rebecca Yoder
Ethan Phillips Jerry
John Caponera Dave

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