
If I Were You
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.
Top credits
Marcia Gay Harden — Madelyn
Leonor Watling — Lucy
Joseph Kell — Paul
Daniela Saioni — Waitress
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
Worth it
Stunning at times, but uneven. A perky quirky treat worth seeing.
Reminiscent of Neil Simon
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
- Color
- Color


















