Married Life
Seen it?2008 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 5.8 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and romantics. If you loved Mildred Pierce or Dial M for Murder, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
A very gentle middle-aged man is married, but when he falls in love with another woman, he decides that to divorce his wife would humiliate her too much – so instead he decides to kill her.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
54% on Rotten Tomatoes, 65 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide on a $12 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 41K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ira Sachs
- Pierce BrosnanRichard Langley
- Chris CooperHarry Allen
- Patricia ClarksonPat Allen
- Rachel McAdamsKay Nesbitt
- David WenhamJohn O'Brien
- Annabel KershawMiss Jones
- Sheila PatersonMrs. Walsh
- David Richmond-PeckTom
- Erin BoyesBecky
- Elijah St. GermainLittle Charlie