Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- outrageous
- date night
- comedy night
What critics said
Critics generally found this fact-based romantic comedy fast, funny, sweet, and daring, with its flaws outweighed by Jim Carrey's standout performance and the film's genuinely touching romance.
What sets it apart
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Steven repeatedly commits fraud and attempts escapes in order to free Phillip and construct a life with him.
Steven's extravagant lifestyle and succession of successful cons create the film's central comic engine.
Steven comes out, embraces his homosexuality, and centers his ambitions on his relationship with Phillip.
The plot repeatedly stages fraud, jail escapes, and identity-based schemes as energetic entertainment rather than procedural realism.
Films like I Love You Phillip Morris, and why
Catch Me If You Can
shares a fact-based con-artist narrative, brisk comic pacing, and a charismatic protagonist whose schemes drive the story
Brokeback Mountain
shares an lgbtq romantic drama centered on emotional devotion, social constraint, and a tender relationship
The Birdcage
shares broad, irreverent comedy, escalating deception, and a love story with an unusually heartfelt center
The Thomas Crown Affair
shares flamboyant criminal schemes, comic audacity, and a heightened mixture of crime and romance
Movie Details
- Directors
- Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
- Release Date
- 2010-02-04
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (1872)
Cast
- Jim Carrey
- Ewan McGregor
- Leslie Mann
- Rodrigo Santoro
- Antoni Corone
- Brennan Brown
- Michael Mandell
- Annie Golden
- Marylouise Burke
- David Jensen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is I Love You Phillip Morris about?
- A flamboyant police officer turned con artist risks everything to free the sensitive man he loves and build an impossible life together.
- What is I Love You Phillip Morris like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I Love You Phillip Morris as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is I Love You Phillip Morris violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in I Love You Phillip Morris as mild.
- What did critics think of I Love You Phillip Morris?
- Critics generally found this fact-based romantic comedy fast, funny, sweet, and daring, with its flaws outweighed by Jim Carrey's standout performance and the film's genuinely touching romance.
- Which films are like I Love You Phillip Morris?
- Films with a similar feel include Catch Me If You Can, Brokeback Mountain, The Birdcage, and The Thomas Crown Affair.
- How long is I Love You Phillip Morris?
- I Love You Phillip Morris runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch I Love You Phillip Morris?
- In United States, I Love You Phillip Morris streams on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
