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For Richer or Poorer (1997)

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Reviews Counted: 19

Fresh: 3

Rotten:16

Average Rating: 3.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A sleazy Manhattan real estate developer and his fussy wife find themselves on the run from the Feds after their accountant diverts their income tax payments into his personal savings. Drawing on... A sleazy Manhattan real estate developer and his fussy wife find themselves on the run from the Feds after their accountant diverts their income tax payments into his personal savings. Drawing on research from "Witness," the two squabblers pass themselves off as new arrivals at the Amish community of Intercourse, PA (no, really), in austere surroundings that provide for plenty of yuks. [More]

Starring: Tim Allen, Kirstie Alley, Jay O. Sanders, Michael Lerner

Starring: Tim Allen, Kirstie Alley, Jay O. Sanders, Michael Lerner, Wayne Knight, Larry Miller, Miguel A. Nunez, Megan Cavanagh, Carrie Preston, John Pyper-Ferguson

Director: Bryan Spicer

Director: Bryan Spicer
Producer: Bill Sheinberg, Jon Sheinberg, Sid Sheinberg
Screenwriter: Jana Howington, Steve Lukanic
Composer: Randy Edelman

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12/21/04
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

I wish Tim Allen would go back to cocaine and stop making movies. In fact, the good of the world demands it.

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Martin Scribbs
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03/25/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Not a terrible romantic comedy. The Amish stuff has been done before, there are some moments in here.

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Fred Topel
About.com

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John R. McEwen
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No masterpiece, but it does have heart

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A culture-clash comedy that's less a movie than an overproduced, four-times-too-long sitcom.

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