Cheatin'

Cheatin'

2014 · 76 min · ★ 6.6 · Animation, Comedy, Drama

In a fateful bumper car collision, Jake and Ella meet and become the most loving couple in the long history of romance. But when a scheming "other" woman drives a wedge of jealousy into their perfect courtship, insecurity and hatred spell out an untimely fate. With only the help of a disgraced magician and his forbidden "soul machine", Ella takes the form of Jake's numerous lovers, desperately fighting through the malfunction and deceit as they try to reclaim their destiny.

Directed by Bill Plympton · Written by Bill Plympton

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Sophia Takal Ella
Jeremy Baumann Jake / Carnival Barker
Alex Markowitz Assassin
Sita Steele Floozy / Vanna
Jacob Steele El Merto / Police Chief
Mike Dragovic Additional voices
Kelly Kriegshauser Additional voices

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