For Richer or Poorer

For Richer or Poorer

Rating

2.5 (1)

Release Date

12/11/1997

Runtime

115 mins

Genres

Overview

Brad Sexton and his wife, Caroline, are wealthy New Yorkers with both marital and financial problems. The latter issue becomes a pressing matter when they discover that their accountant has embezzled millions and pinned the blame on them. Forced to go on the lam, Brad and Caroline end up in an Amish area of Pennsylvania and decide to pose as members of the religious group to evade the IRS. As the two adapt to the simple Amish lifestyle, they begin to reconnect.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$31,611,225

Homepage

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A fish-out-of-water comedy where a squabbling wealthy couple on the run discover that Amish simplicity might be exactly what their marriage needs. It's light-hearted chaos wrapped around genuine affection.

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BittersweetPlayfulWhimsicalRomantic

Themes

LoveIdentityClassRedemption

Tone

Comedic

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Linear

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