I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)
Release Date
2010-02-04
Rating
6
Duration
98 min
Countries
Keywords
small town miami florida judge con man fraud insurance fraud car crash jail lgbt white collar criminal 1990s gay theme hiv/aids epidemic gay relationship amused melodramatic
Qualities
Steven Russell leads a seemingly average life – an organ player in the local church, happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force. That is until he has a severe car accident that leads him to the ultimate epiphany: he’s gay and he’s going to live life to the fullest – even if he has to break the law to do it. Taking on an extravagant lifestyle, Steven turns to cons and fraud to make ends meet and is eventually sent to the State Penitentiary where he meets the love of his life, a sensitive, soft-spoken man named Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts him to attempt (and often succeed at) one impossible con after another.
