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Intolerable Cruelty

  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
100K
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George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
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A beautiful gold digger matches wits with a shrewd Beverly Hills divorce lawyer who is increasingly attracted to her.A beautiful gold digger matches wits with a shrewd Beverly Hills divorce lawyer who is increasingly attracted to her.A beautiful gold digger matches wits with a shrewd Beverly Hills divorce lawyer who is increasingly attracted to her.

  • Directors
    • Joel Coen
    • Ethan Coen
  • Writers
    • Robert Ramsey
    • Matthew Stone
    • John Romano
  • Stars
    • George Clooney
    • Catherine Zeta-Jones
    • Billy Bob Thornton
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    100K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen
    • Writers
      • Robert Ramsey
      • Matthew Stone
      • John Romano
    • Stars
      • George Clooney
      • Catherine Zeta-Jones
      • Billy Bob Thornton
    • 357User reviews
    • 163Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Trailer 2:24
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    Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, and Brian Grazer in Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
    Cedric the Entertainer in Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
    Billy Bob Thornton and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
    George Clooney in Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
    George Clooney, Ethan Coen, and Joel Coen in Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
    Geoffrey Rush in Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
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    Top cast

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    George Clooney
    George Clooney
    • Miles
    Catherine Zeta-Jones
    Catherine Zeta-Jones
    • Marylin
    Billy Bob Thornton
    Billy Bob Thornton
    • Howard D. Doyle
    Geoffrey Rush
    Geoffrey Rush
    • Donovan Donaly
    Cedric the Entertainer
    Cedric the Entertainer
    • Gus Petch
    Edward Herrmann
    Edward Herrmann
    • Rex Rexroth
    Paul Adelstein
    Paul Adelstein
    • Wrigley
    Richard Jenkins
    Richard Jenkins
    • Freddy Bender
    Julia Duffy
    Julia Duffy
    • Sarah Sorkin
    Jonathan Hadary
    Jonathan Hadary
    • Heinz, the Baron Krauss von Espy
    Tom Aldredge
    Tom Aldredge
    • Herb Myerson
    Stacey Travis
    Stacey Travis
    • Bonnie Donaly
    Jack Kyle
    Jack Kyle
    • Ollie Olerud
    Irwin Keyes
    Irwin Keyes
    • Wheezy Joe
    Judith Drake
    • Mrs. Gutman
    George Ives
    George Ives
    • Mrs. Gutman's Lawyer
    Booth Colman
    Booth Colman
    • Gutman Trial Judge
    Kristin Dattilo
    Kristin Dattilo
    • Rex's Young Woman
    • Directors
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Robert Ramsey
      • Matthew Stone
      • John Romano
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Catherine Zeta-Jones' style of acting in this movie was modeled upon Katharine Hepburn's romantic roles.
    • Goofs
      Much of the film's plot is driven by inaccurate representations of California divorce law. Under the community property theory, factors like infidelity are virtually irrelevant to the distribution of property upon divorce.
    • Quotes

      Wrigley: Uh, I'll just have a, um, salad, please. Um, baby field greens.

      Nero's Waitress: What did you call me?

      Wrigley: Uh, no, I-I... I-I didn't call you anything.

      Nero's Waitress: You want a salad?

      Wrigley: Yeah. Do you... Do you have a, uh, green salad?

      Nero's Waitress: What the fuck color would it be?

    • Crazy credits
      Adios SEÑOR GREAZER. Hello MISTER HAND.
    • Connections
      Edited into A Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty' (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      The Boxer
      Written by Paul Simon

      Performed by Simon & Garfunkel (as Simon and Garfunkel)

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

      By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

      End Credit Performance by Colin Linden

    User reviews357

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    Good movie - lackluster reviews
    I am amazed at the lack of true movie knowledge that is displayed in these boards sometimes. If I had to guess at the age of the writers of bad reviews this particular movie has garnered in the reviews preceding mine, I would say at best 18. Not a single one of these unknowing boobs remembers Cary Grant, nor the fast-talking zany comedies like Bringing up Baby, and again nor the romance comedies of Hepburn & Tracy.

    The Coen Brothers like to do re-hashes, ie. Miller's Crossing/Blood Simple/Big Lebowski are their different takes on film noir. And now they made an amusing film of a different era again. Sexiness/chemistry does not mean bare flesh, nor does action or cursing make a modern classic. The one fault of the Coen's in making this movie was a lack of close-ups - a dead giveaway for what they were trying to achieve.

    At best, this is a funny romantic black comedy, with witty dialogue. At worst, it is absurdist black comedy.
    helpful•11
    2
    • superultraman
    • Mar 9, 2004

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    FAQ1

    • How could Marylin feign a simulated marriage and divorce with the fake Howard D. Doyle?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 10, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • U.I.P. France (France)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Intolerable
    • Filming locations
      • Norm's Restaurant - 470 N La Cienega Blvd, West Hollywood, California, USA(lunch scene: as "Nero's")
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Imagine Entertainment
      • Alphaville Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $60,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $35,327,628
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,525,075
      • Oct 12, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $120,801,243
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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