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I Love You Phillip Morris: Directed by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa. With Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro. A cop turns con man once he comes out of the closet. Once imprisoned, he meets the second love of his life, whom he'll stop at nothing to be with.
- (100K)
- Biography, Comedy, Crime
- Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
- 2011-01-07
I Love You Phillip Morris is a 2009 black comedy film [2] based on a 1980s and 1990s real-life story of con artist, impostor and multiple prison escapee Steven Jay Russell, as played by Jim Carrey. While incarcerated, Russell falls in love with his fellow inmate, Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor).
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...
- (161)
- Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
- R
- Romance, Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Nov 26, 2010 · An $800,000 con, four prison breaks, and a wild love affair — the bizarre real-life story that inspired Jim Carrey's new comedy 'I Love You Phillip Morris'.
Dec 2, 2010 · Jim Carrey’s portrayal of Steven Russell, a notorious real-life con man now serving a 144-year sentence in a Texas prison, hot-wires “I Love You Phillip Morris,” a nervy comedy that bills...
- Stephen Holden
- Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Steven Jay Russell (born December 31, 1957) is an American con artist, known for escaping from prison multiple times. I Love You Phillip Morris, a film about his life and crimes, was produced in 2009.
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Dec 8, 2010 · Russell is a con man, and his lifelong con is selling himself to himself. That process begins when he discovers he isn’t who he thought he was. His parents tell him he is adopted.
