If I Were You

– When a woman tries to outwit her husband's sexy young mistress, the unexpected consequences include ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 55 Minutes
Release Year:
2012
If I Were You (2012)

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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If I Were You (2012) - Trailer

Release Date:

10 Jan 2012

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Joan Carr-Wiggin

Writer:

Joan Carr-Wiggin

Main Actors:

Marcia Gay Harden, Leonor Watling, Joseph Kell, Daniela Saioni

Plot:

Two women who meet by chance make a pact to fix their unhappy lives: they will each do what the other one says. But one of them has a secret. She knows her husband is sleeping with the younger woman. Madelyn's plan backfires when Lucy, an aspiring actress, orders her to play King Lear in a very amateur production, with Lucy playing the Fool. Madelyn's life is transformed in unexpected ways as, like Lear, she struggles with matters of mortality and betrayal, loyalty and love.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Gross profit:

$9,222

Production:

Paragraph Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
13%
Metacritic:
28%