Commandments (1996)
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19% of critics liked it
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32% of users liked it
(1,714 ratings)
In this dark comedy, Seth Warner (Aidan Quinn) is a good man having a run of bad luck. His pregnant wife disappeared in the ocean during a trip to the beach, a tornado destroyed his house while leaving everything else in the neighborhood untouched, his boss fired him, and he was struck by a bolt of… More In this dark comedy, Seth Warner (Aidan Quinn) is a good man having a run of bad luck. His pregnant wife disappeared in the ocean during a trip to the beach, a tornado destroyed his house while leaving everything else in the neighborhood untouched, his boss fired him, and he was struck by a bolt of lightning that also injured his dog. While recovering in the hospital, Seth comes to the conclusion that God has cursed him. His brother-in-law Harry (Anthony LaPaglia) thinks that this conclusion is absurd -- after all, Harry reasons, he violates five or six commandments every day before lunch, and things are just great with him. This notion puts a bug in Seth's ear, and when he gets out of the hospital, he decides to confront God by deliberately violating all ten commandments; he hopes to start by seducing Harry's wife, Rachel (Courteney Cox). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Daniel Taplitz
- Genres
- Drama, Faith & Spirituality, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- May 2, 1997 Wide
- On DVD
- Nov 23, 2004
- Studio
- MCA Universal Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Tries to go both ways with the material, mining the plot for laughs and profound existential drama, but nothing gels on either level.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Explores one grieving man's postgraduate course in moral education.
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Cast
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Aidan Quinn
as Seth Warner
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Courteney Cox
as Rachel Luce
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Anthony LaPaglia
as Harry Luce
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Louis Zorich
as Rudy Warner
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Pamela Gray
as Melissa Murphy
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Pat McNamara
as Police Chief
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Tom Aldredge
as Mr. Mann
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Alice Drummond
as Mrs. Mann
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Kevin Dunn
as David Ward
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Jack Gilpin
as Gordon Bloom
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Joanna Going
as Karen Warner
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Amy Sedaris
as Scholar
- Courteney Cox Arquette
