Commandments

Commandments

He's getting even...by breaking all the rules.

R 1997 · 88 min · ★ 5.0 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Seth Warner has reached the end of his rope. Ever since his wife died two years earlier, his world has been in turmoil. He is despondent, his career has fallen apart, even his house has been destroyed. There seems to be nothing left for him to live for. Confused and angry after two years of suffering, he finally directs his wrath at God from the rooftop of his apartment building in New York City. In the midst of a wild thunderstorm he demands to know why he has been betrayed by the god he has believed in and honored his whole life. God's answer is to strike down Seth's dog in a bolt of lightning. Pushed beyond his limits, Seth decides to respond to his years of torment by breaking each of the biblical Ten Commandments.

Directed by Daniel Taplitz · Written by Daniel Taplitz

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Aidan Quinn Seth Warner
Courteney Cox Rachel Luce
Anthony LaPaglia Harry Luce
Alice Drummond Mrs. Mann
Pamela Gray Melissa Murphy
Joanna Going Karen Warner
Peter Jacobson Banker
Amy Sedaris Scholar
Tom Aldredge Mr. Mann
Michael Badalucco Detective
John Tormey Desk Sergeant
Jack Gilpin Gordon Bloom

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