If I Were You

2012
R
1h 55m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

2.4K

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Marcia Gay Harden and Leonor Watling in If I Were You (2012)

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Comedy Drama

When a woman tries to outwit her husband's sexy young mistress, the unexpected consequences include starring as King Lear in a very amateur production--with the mistress, an aspiring actress... Read allWhen a woman tries to outwit her husband's sexy young mistress, the unexpected consequences include starring as King Lear in a very amateur production--with the mistress, an aspiring actress, playing The Fool.When a woman tries to outwit her husband's sexy young mistress, the unexpected consequences include starring as King Lear in a very amateur production--with the mistress, an aspiring actress, playing The Fool.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

2.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Trivia
Joseph Kell (Paul) and Valerie Mahaffey (Lydia, who believes Paul is gay for her husband Keith) are married in real life.

Quotes
Lucy: Can I ask you a favor? If I just get brain damage, do you promise to hold a pillow over my face?

Connections
References Fatal Attraction (1987)

Soundtracks
Il Vazer Dei Bambini
Composed, Orchestrated, and Conducted by Paolo Buonvino

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Review

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10/10

Through hilarious circumstances, a wife and mistress help each other with their love lives. But! Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!

This is one of the best comedies I have seen in years - I go to the movies a lot! The writing is smart, philosophical, quick witted. The plot comes up with surprise after surprise. You cannot predict the next move at all. The film is laugh-out-loud funny. The audience will put themselves in the shoes of these wonderfully rich characters and go through a fun emotional journey. Zany but plausible! The acting is stellar. I've always been a big fan of Marcia Gay Harden so I am thrilled to see her in a film of this caliber. The big question is "Why isn't this film in more theaters? I accidentally stumbled on this film. If not for that, I never would have seen it. Why? Marketing people ... distribution people ... GET THIS FILM TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC! We need to laugh ... not AT people which happens so often in films these days ... we need to laugh along with the genius of this film!