Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- irreverent
- morbid
- adult movie night
- dark comedy double feature
What critics said
Critics were divided, with the film’s darkly comic crime-romance premise receiving some appreciation but not broad critical enthusiasm.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ray runs an alibi service while refusing crime-related cover-ups, then violates that rule after Heather's accidental death.
Ray's company serves cheating spouses, while Adelle's flirtation with Ray intensifies the hitman's pursuit.
Ray must conceal Heather's death, manage Wendell and Robert Hatch, evade police, and survive competing assassins.
Ray's risk-assessment business is actually a front providing fabricated alibis for adulterous clients.
Films like The Alibi, and why
The Big Lebowski
darkly comic crime premise, romantic entanglements, and escalating complications caused by deception
Burn After Reading
crime comedy built around an outsider navigating murder, criminal associates, and absurdly tangled schemes
The Last Seduction
morally compromised protagonist, sexual intrigue, and witty noir-inflected danger
Intolerable Cruelty
romantic comedy tension combined with criminal deception, mistaken identities, and escalating risk
Movie Details
- Directors
- Matt Checkowski, Kurt Mattila
- Release Date
- 2006-01-12
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (124)
Cast
- Steve Coogan
- Rebecca Romijn
- Selma Blair
- James Brolin
- Sam Elliott
- Jaime King
- John Leguizamo
- James Marsden
- Henry Rollins
- Deborah Kara Unger
Common questions
- What is The Alibi about?
- A professional alibi-maker breaks his own rules after a lover’s accidental death unleashes police scrutiny, jealous spouses, and rival killers.
- What is The Alibi like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Alibi as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Alibi violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Alibi as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Alibi?
- Critics were divided, with the film’s darkly comic crime-romance premise receiving some appreciation but not broad critical enthusiasm.
- Which films are like The Alibi?
- Films with a similar feel include The Big Lebowski, Burn After Reading, The Last Seduction, and Intolerable Cruelty.
- How long is The Alibi?
- The Alibi runs 90 minutes.
