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Original title: Serious Moonlight
  • 20092009
  • RR
  • 1h 21min
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
8.2K
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Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton in Serious Moonlight (2009)
When a high-powered attorney (Ryan) discovers her husband (Hutton) is planning on leaving her for a younger woman (Bell), she duct tapes him to the toilet in hopes of keeping him hostage until they reconcile. Her plan is complicated by the arrival of the mistress, as well as a pair of burglars.
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A high-powered attorney duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet ... right before their home is invaded by burglars.A high-powered attorney duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet ... right before their home is invaded by burglars.A high-powered attorney duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet ... right before their home is invaded by burglars.

IMDb RATING
5.4/10
8.2K
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  • Director
    • Cheryl Hines
  • Writer
    • Adrienne Shelly
  • Stars
    • Meg Ryan
    • Timothy Hutton
    • Kristen Bell
Top credits
  • Director
    • Cheryl Hines
  • Writer
    • Adrienne Shelly
  • Stars
    • Meg Ryan
    • Timothy Hutton
    • Kristen Bell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 46User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
    • 36Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Timothy Hutton in Serious Moonlight (2009)
    Meg Ryan in Serious Moonlight (2009)
    Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton in Serious Moonlight (2009)
    Kristen Bell in Serious Moonlight (2009)
    Justin Long in Serious Moonlight (2009)
    Kristen Bell in Serious Moonlight (2009)
    Meg Ryan and Kristen Bell in Serious Moonlight (2009)
    Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton in Serious Moonlight (2009)
    Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton in Serious Moonlight (2009)
    Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton in Serious Moonlight (2009)
    Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton in Serious Moonlight (2009)

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    Meg Ryan
    Meg Ryan
    • Louiseas Louise
    Timothy Hutton
    Timothy Hutton
    • Ianas Ian
    Kristen Bell
    Kristen Bell
    • Saraas Sara
    Justin Long
    Justin Long
    • Toddas Todd
    Derek Carter
    Derek Carter
    • Man #1as Man #1
    Bill Parks
    Bill Parks
    • Man #2as Man #2
    Kimberlee Peterson
    Kimberlee Peterson
    • Trashy Girlas Trashy Girl
    Nathan Dean
    • Detectiveas Detective
    Andy Ostroy
    • Police Officeras Police Officer
    Kylan James
      • Director
        • Cheryl Hines
      • Writer
        • Adrienne Shelly
      • All cast & crew
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      Storyline

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      Louise wants to find a way to reconnect with her husband, Ian, who is divorcing her after many years of marriage. But when she surprises him at their country home, she is more than slightly dismayed that the roses and romantic set-up are not for her but for his much younger mistress. Louise takes matters into her own hands, and abducts Ian duct-taping him to the toilet, where he must admit to his true feelings and he is unable to leave her. Things grow exceedingly awry for everybody when a burglar shows up at their house, and then everybody must discover and admit to their true feelings. —napierslogs
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      • Taglines
        • a love/hate comedy.
      • Genres
        • Comedy
        • Crime
        • Romance
      • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
        • Rated R for language and some threatening behavior
      • Parents guide

      Did you know

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      • Trivia
        The ending is dedicated to actor and director Adrienne Shelly, the writer of the film, who was murdered in 2006 when she caught a man, who had broken into her office, stealing money from her purse.
      • Goofs
        In the scene where Sara arrives and Louise has to tape Ian, the tape almost touches his left side-burn while, when coming back to the house the tape now is far from it.
      • Quotes

        Louise: A relationship ending is like a death just two people know about. A whole life gets lost, everything we did together. All the places we traveled, the fights, the small moments of tenderness.

      • Crazy credits
        In the opening credits Timothy Hutton is referred to as Tim Hutton
      • Connections
        Featured in The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: Tom Arnold/Cheryl Hines/Adam Lambert (2009)
      • Soundtracks
        Getting Some Fun Out of Life
        Written by Edgar Leslie and Joseph A. Burke

        Performed by Madeleine Peyroux

      User reviews46

      Review
      Top review
      3/10
      Twist and shout
      Looking at the cast of the movie, you'd think you have a nice comedy at hand. Well it's anything but nice. And this is exactly where it lost (with me). Having two lead characters that are so despicable as the two at hand here, never really connected me with them. That it is borderline insane (the set-up, which gets even more ridiculous by an ending that is pretty clear, but gets "explained" here on IMDb, if you happened to miss that) and tries to "hammer" in things (quite literally at times), does not make this any better than other movies. It just makes it very different than them.

      It wasn't my cup of tea and if the actors were worse, I would have rated this lower. But while other movies try to establish an alternate reality or world, this grounds itself into reality and therefor is prone to be judged by that. Of course, since tastes are different, you might actually like it (because of all the things I've listed, not despite) ...
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      • kosmasp
      • Aug 1, 2010

      Details

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      • Release date
        • December 4, 2009 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Official site
        • Official site
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Serious Moonlight
      • Filming locations
        • GMT Studios - 5701-5751 Buckingham Parkway, Culver City, California, USA
      • Production companies
        • Night and Day Pictures
        • All For A Films
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      Box office

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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $25,339
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $11,636
        • Dec 6, 2009
      • Gross worldwide
        • $348,327
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        • 1h 21min
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.78 : 1

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