I Love You Phillip Morris

I Love You Phillip Morris

The Conman who wouldn't go straight.

Directed by John Requa, Glenn Ficarra

Produced by EuropaCorp, Mad Chance

201098 min6.4 / 10

A darkly comic, high-energy romance about a con man's audacious devotion to his imprisoned lover, balancing witty criminality with genuine emotional stakes.

Steven Russell leads a seemingly average life – an organ player in the local church, happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force. That is until he has a severe car accident that leads him to the ultimate epiphany: he’s gay and he’s going to live life to the fullest – even if he has to break the law to do it. Taking on an extravagant lifestyle, Steven turns to cons and fraud to make ends meet and is eventually sent to the State Penitentiary where he meets the love of his life, a sensitive, soft-spoken man named Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts him to attempt (and often succeed at) one impossible con after another.

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  • Does I Love You Phillip Morris end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is I Love You Phillip Morris sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is I Love You Phillip Morris easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is I Love You Phillip Morris violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is I Love You Phillip Morris scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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