I Love You Phillip Morris

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I Love You Phillip Morris

R

2010

1h 38m

Drama

LGBTQ+

Romance

Biography

Mystery & Thriller

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Steven Russell (Jim Carrey) becomes a cop, gets married and starts a family, but after a terrible car accident, he vows to be true to himself. He comes out of the closet, moves to Florida, and finances a luxurious lifestyle with bad checks and credit cards. In prison, Steven meets Phillip (Ewan McGregor), a mild-mannered inmate who becomes the love of his life. Determined to build a beautiful life with his lover, Steven embarks on another crime spree.

Critics Consensus

This fact-based romantic comedy has its flaws, but they're mostly overcome by its consistently sweet, funny tone and one of the best performances of Jim Carrey's career.

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Jennie Yabroff

Newsweek

02/08/2018

The movie wants us to overlook its implausibility by insisting that it's all true. We believe it, we just don't care.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

03/04/2011

3/4

This is the most interesting role Carrey has had in a long while.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

01/31/2011

Jim Carrey is the narrator... transforming what could have been a cliched con man comedy, generic Jim Carrey-character comedy or run-of-the-mill gay coming-out comedy into something smarter, sweeter and downright giddy.

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Fico Cangiano

CineXpress Podcast

05/05/2025

3.5/5

Carrey delivers a great performance that's right down the middle of his impressive range - between a little bit of Liar Liar and some The Truman Show. [Full review in Spanish]

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

12/02/2022

3.5/5

With a solid script and daring performances, the film is enjoyable and will inevitably become a cult classic in spite of some of its uneven gags. [Full review in Spanish]

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

08/10/2022

Observed at a distance you cannot deny the cruel grace of this ridiculous tragic-comedy. [Full review in Spanish]

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Jessica B

@JessicaSantos Apr 20

I Love You Phillip Morris mostra Jim Carrey em um dos papéis mais contidos e maduros da carreira. Ele troca o exagero pela sutileza, entregando um personagem carismático, manipulador e também vulnerável. Em poucas palavras: uma atuação mais séria, sensível e surpreendentemente controlada, longe da comédia física habitual dele.

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prawnda s

@RT72497680 Feb 18

rotten tomatoes apparently is now having the decade old "something went wrong" issue when leaving a star rating, which confirms my suspicions that this was not due to the content of the reviews in the first place. this site is awful, and getting worse especially due to the new popups we get every single time we open it. i love you phillip morris is an excellent and hilarious film, and i give it a solid 85%. on this website, it gets 2/5 until someone decides to stop putting more holes in this leaky bucket.

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VITALII H

@freakynickison Feb 15

Very entertaining! I knew nothing about this movie, never heard of it, accidentally found a clip from it with Jim Carrey and it was enough for me to add it to my watchlist. Frankly this movie has everything that makes a great watch for me, I laughed and almost cried and went through all sorts of emotions. What I really love about this movie is that it’s not trying too hard to be perfect or great, it’s very well written and rounded. In the comedy/crime department it’s a success for me!

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blimio B.

@RT35642891 Feb 7

This movie is hilarious.

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Madam D

@Madam1948 Nov 12

The script is so well done that I will definitely watch this again some time in the future. The acting is great, especialy Carrey. Very funny one liners & most of the scenes made me laugh, too. I am not a rom com fan but this film is very good.

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James E

@JamesE167 Sep 9

This is a cute and odd film that is weird but interesting from start to finish. Jim Carrey and Ewan McGreggor both flex their acting muscles for the betterment of this entertaining film.

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Synopsis

Steven Russell (Jim Carrey) becomes a cop, gets married and starts a family, but after a terrible car accident, he vows to be true to himself. He comes out of the closet, moves to Florida, and finances a luxurious lifestyle with bad checks and credit cards. In prison, Steven meets Phillip (Ewan McGregor), a mild-mannered inmate who becomes the love of his life. Determined to build a beautiful life with his lover, Steven embarks on another crime spree.

Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Producer: Andrew Lazar, Far Shariat
Screenwriter: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Mad Chance
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Strong Dialogue)
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+, Romance, Biography, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 3, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.0M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby, DTS