Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty

Engage the enemy.

PG-13 2003 · 100 min · ★ 6.0 (2K) · Comedy, Romance

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

Directed by Joel Coen · Written by Robert Ramsey

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George Clooney Miles
Catherine Zeta-Jones Marilyn
Geoffrey Rush Donovan Donaly
Cedric the Entertainer Gus Petch
Edward Herrmann Rex Rexroth
Paul Adelstein Wrigley
Richard Jenkins Freddy Bender
Billy Bob Thornton Howard D. Doyle
Julia Duffy Sarah Sorkin
Jonathan Hadary Heinz, the Baron Krauss von Espy
Tom Aldredge Herb Myerson
Stacey Travis Bonnie Donaly

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