The Ex
Credit-grabbing, back-stabbing, wife-nabbing. Just another day at the office.
PG-13 2006 · 90 min · ★ 5.3 · Comedy, Romance
When his lawyer wife, Sofia, becomes pregnant, chronic underachiever Tom Reilly must take a job at his father-in-law's advertising firm. Tom has to adjust to the demands of a very high-powered job, and he finds himself in an increasingly hostile office rivalry with Chip, Sofia's paraplegic former lover.
Directed by Jesse Peretz · Written by David Guion
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Mia Farrow Amelia Kowalski -
Lucian Maisel Wesley -
Donal Logue Don Wollebin -
Amy Poehler Carol Lane -
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Bob Stephenson Doug -
Yaffit Hallely Woman -
Josh Charles Forrest Mead
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3h 39m together
A close match in mood and era.
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