I Love You Phillip Morris

About I Love You Phillip Morris

Steven Russell leads a seemingly average life – an organ player in the local church, happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force. That is until he has a severe car accident that leads him to the ultimate epiphany: he’s gay and he’s going to live life to the fullest – even if he has to break the law to do it.

I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) is a comedy crime film directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. Its themes are witty, car crash, judge, and jail.

Jim Carrey appears as Steven Russell, Ewan McGregor as Phillip Morris, Leslie Mann as Debbie, and Rodrigo Santoro as Jimmy. It runs 98 minutes and was released in February 2010.

The screenplay is by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. Production companies include Mad Chance and Roadside Attractions. It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Netflix in the United States.

Mysterious Skin, Swan Song, and Fairyland make useful companions to I Love You Phillip Morris, all filed under 1990s, gay theme, and hiv/aids epidemic. TMDB voters put it at 6.4 out of 10 across 1,883 votes and it carries a R rating.