- Release Date: 2008
- Runtime: 91 min
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
- Starring: Chris Cooper, Annabel Kershaw, Pierce Brosnan, Patricia Clarkson ... see all
- Director: Ira Sachs
- Plot: The late 1940s. Richard Langley, a bachelor playboy, narrates a story that starts when his best friend, Harry Allen, invites him to lunch to tell Richard he's in love. Trouble... Read more
User Reviews
I liked it
May 10, 2008
mustihearthis - yahoo.com
May 10, 2008mustihearthis - yahoo.com
I enjoyed watching this movie. It's a character study done by good actors and actresses, so....it was good and I really, really, really, really, really, really, really enjoyed watching this movie.... Full review
More Eventful than the Real Thing!
Apr 14, 2008
isabelle1955 - imdb.com
Apr 14, 2008isabelle1955 - imdb.com
Funny, but real married life doesn't tend to be this interesting..... Harry (excellent Chris Cooper) is a prosperous, middle-aged business man in 1949 east coast America, who appears to have a good life and a happy marriage, in that buttoned down,... Full review
Terrible!
Apr 13, 2008
valenkav - yahoo.com
Apr 13, 2008valenkav - yahoo.com
I am still puzzled how people can deliver high grades to this awful movie. Terrible movie! I will never recommend it to my friends.... Full review
Married Life full of dark secrets
Apr 07, 2008
irishmantopguy - yahoo.com
Apr 07, 2008irishmantopguy - yahoo.com
This movie is a 1940's set drama that tells the story of Harry Allen (Chris Cooper) who is married to Pat (Patricia Clarkson) but is in love with Kay (Rachel McAdams) and one day after picking up a hitchhiker, decides instead... Full review
Married Life
Apr 05, 2008
sneubert2700 - yahoo.com
Apr 05, 2008sneubert2700 - yahoo.com
Married Life doesn't deliver for me and the story is flawed.The acting,The direction,The visuals were memorable.You might want your family to see it.I give this movie a c+.... Full review
Snoozer
Apr 03, 2008
vanillaskyyy - yahoo.com
Apr 03, 2008vanillaskyyy - yahoo.com
There is a very good cast in this movie but unfortunately i kept dozing off. It just did not keep my attention. Not the worst movie in the world but certainly nothing i'm going to recommend. In my opinion, it was... Full review
Tired Marriage
Mar 30, 2008
Joseph - imdb.com
Mar 30, 2008Joseph - imdb.com
The biggest problem with MARRIED LIFE, the movie not the state of existence, is the tone set by its title. Before even setting foot in the theatre, your mind is filled with preconceived notions about the likelihoods the film will deliver.... Full review
Tired Marriage
Mar 30, 2008
Joseph Belanger - imdb.com
Mar 30, 2008Joseph Belanger - imdb.com
The biggest problem with MARRIED LIFE, the movie not the state of existence, is the tone set by its title. Before even setting foot in the theatre, your mind is filled with preconceived notions about the likelihoods the film will deliver.... Full review
Wish It Had Been Much Longer
Mar 23, 2008
Michael A. - imdb.com
Mar 23, 2008Michael A. - imdb.com
Great cast, a very good recreation of "the times" (1940s) in almost every way (hey, I was "there"). Costumes/cars authentic and I loved watching all of the "smoking" (e.g. in nice restaurants, etc.) scenes.Though I'm a non-smoker and HATED those who... Full review
Fun! smart ensemble acting with clever script
Mar 22, 2008
girlocelot - imdb.com
Mar 22, 2008girlocelot - imdb.com
Lots of fun - an adult movie that keeps you guessing about how the characters will understand themselves. A sort of farce, a sort of mordant comedy, driven by id, but on the surface well-mannered & careful, this film features a... Full review
Critics Reviews
| May 01, 2009Times of India
The film is a gripping insight into the evil....unfolds like a languorous thriller, where danger always seems to be lurking round the corner.....Ira Sach's taut thriller is a no-holds-barred look into the seamier side of this hallowed institution where there's so little....While Chris Cooper is always a delight to watch with his ability to touch rare depths in a character --.... ... Full Review
| Apr 05, 2009Chicago Tribune
Married Life" is beautiful in every respect....But there's no humanity inside the film's oppressive, airless shell.....Married Life" is so masterfully controlled....the performances are terrifically immersive, yet hushed and unrevealing.....its murder plot carries a low-key excitement..... ... Full Review
| Jan 23, 2009Daily News & Analysis, India
Based on John Bingham's book Five Roundabouts to Heaven, this film with screenplay and direction by Ira Sachs, is an indecisive period domestic drama which never really amounts to anything much.
There is quite a bit of emotion in the story itself, that could have been tapped but Sachs' treatment is so restrained and the tone oh-so, matter-of-fact that it leaves no room for the expression of high emotion.
... Full Review
| Jan 23, 2009The Independent
Set at the end of the 1940s, the film looks wonderful and has some nice performances, especially from Cooper and Patricia Clarkson playing his wife.
McAdams also acquits herself admirably, but Brosnan's under-written character never really convinces.
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| Sep 06, 2008National Post
In the end, Married Life demanded a shorter, simpler conclusion to its narrative; the alternate endings amount to coda after coda.
But I think that's something that film language can do very well.
but in all other respects the cast is perfect
... Full Review
News
Too much talk-talk
yahoo.com –
2009-05-02
Here’s a throwback to those melodramas of marital discord which Hollywood specialised in the post-World War II era. We are once again drawn into another time-span â€" 1949 to be precise â€" to be told that marriage was as fraught... ... Full Article
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chicagotribune.com –
2009-04-06
For the first few minutes, it's easy to see "Married Life" as an early Alfred Hitchcock film. The year is 1949, and Pierce Brosnan's elegant, mannered narration sets the scene as he and old friend Harry ( Chris Cooper) meet... ... Full Article
Mandy Moore Gushes about Married Life
hollyscoop.com –
2009-03-27
Image by Splash News Newlywed Mandy Moore hit the town last night at the Latisse launch party, and all anyone wanted to know about was how she was enjoying married life! ... Full Article
Married Life (Now Playing)
indiatimes.com –
2009-01-15
Married Life is drama film directed by Ira Sachs. The film is based on the 1953 John Bingham pulp mystery novel, Five Roundabouts to Heaven . ... Full Article

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