I Love You Phillip Morris (2010): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2010, I Love You Phillip Morris is a comedy, drama, crime and romance film directed by Glenn Ficarra, running about 98 minutes. “The Conman who wouldn't go straight.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. I Love You Phillip Morris stars Jim Carrey as Steven Russell, Ewan McGregor as Phillip Morris, Leslie Mann as Debbie and Rodrigo Santoro as Jimmy, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.4/10, I Love You Phillip Morris has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $20.8M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home and Google Play Movies. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch I Love You Phillip Morris page.

If you liked it. Fans of I Love You Phillip Morris tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.