Marcia Gay Harden and Leonor Watling in If I Were You (2012)

If I Were You

Movie2012R1h 55m
ComedyDrama
6.9 / 10(2,517)

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.

Rated
R
Runtime
1h 55m
Released
2012
Country
United Kingdom, Canada

Details

Release year: 2012

Storyline

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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Cast
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Did you know

Joseph Kell (Paul) and Valerie Mahaffey (Lydia, who believes Paul is gay for her husband Keith) are married in real life.

Lucy is one of a handful of English-speaking roles for Spanish actress Leonor Watling.

Marcia Gay Harden's character joins a theatre troupe producing King Lear. Harden previously appeared in King of Texas (2002), which was largely based on King Lear.

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $9,432

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $3,889 (2013-03-17)

User reviews

7/10

Worth it

👍 37 · 2/24/2013
7/10

Stunning at times, but uneven. A perky quirky treat worth seeing.

👍 15 · 11/7/2013
8/10

Reminiscent of Neil Simon

👍 11 · 10/31/2017

Technical specs

Sound mix
Stereo
Aspect ratio
1.78 : 1
Color
Color
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