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Married Life

Married Life SynopsisA strong blend of suspense, star-crossed romance, and wry comedy of manners, Married Life is an unconventional human drama about the irresistible power and utter madness of love.

Harry (Chris Cooper) decides he must kill his wife Pat (Patricia Clarkson) because he loves her too much to let her suffer when he leaves her. Harry and his much-younger girlfriend Kay (Rachel McAdams) are head over heels in love, but his best friend Richard (Pierce Brosnan) wants to win Kay for himself.

As Harry implements his awkward plans for murdering his wife, the other characters are occupied with their own deceptions. Like Harry, they are overwhelmed by their passions, but still struggle to avoid hurting others.

Married Life is an uncommonly adult film that surprises and confound expectations. While it plays with mystery and intrigue, its ultimate concern is: "What is married life?"

In its sly way, Married Life poses perceptive questions about the seasonal discontents and unforeseen joys of all long-term relationships.

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Release Date: March 7, 2008
Genre: Drama, Thriller and Adaptation
Running Time: 90 min.
Distributor(s): Sony Pictures Classics
Tagline: Do you know what really goes on in the mind of the person with whom you sleep?
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some thematic elements and a scene of sexuality.

Director(s):
Ira Sachs

Writer(s):
Ira Sachs - Screenplay (adaptation)
Oren Moverman - Screenplay (adaptation)
John Bingham - Source Material (from novel: "Five Roundabouts to Heaven")

Producer(s):
William Horberg - Executive Producer
Alix Madigan-Yorkin - Executive Producer
Adam Shulman - Executive Producer
David Nicksay (II) - Executive Producer
Geoff Stier - Executive Producer
Bruce Toll - Executive Producer
Ira Sachs - Producer
Sidney Kimmel - Producer
Steve Golin - Producer
Jawal Nga - Producer

Movie Casts:
Pierce Brosnan - Richard Langley
Chris Cooper - Harry Allen
Patricia Clarkson - Pat Allen
Rachel McAdams - Kay
David Richmond-Peck - Tom
Erin Boyes - Becky
Rebecca Codling - Photo Store Clerk
Pauline Crawford - Nurse
Carrie Fleming - Operator
Maria Marlow - Coat Check Girl
Sean Tyson - Patrolman 2
Timothy Webber - Alvin
David Wenham
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