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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+
Steven Russell, who’s serving a 144-year sentence at Michael Unit, a maximum-security prison a couple hours southeast of Dallas, looks harmless enough: The 53-year-old man is bald save for ...
Taking on an extravagant lifestyle, Steven turns to cons and fraud to make ends meet and is eventually sent to the State Penitentiary where he meets the love of his life, a sensitive, soft-spoken man named Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor).
- Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
- Jim Carrey, Ewan Mcgregor, Leslie Mann
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...
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Dec 3, 2010 · In a captivating comedy based on an outrageous true story, a high-living con-man gets thrown into prison, only to fall for a sweet-tempered inmate -- sparking a hilarious series of escapes and...
