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      • Based on a real-life story and the novel by onetime Houston Chronicle reporter Steve McVicker, “Phillip Morris” (the cigarette maker spells it with one L) is largely a portrait of a born criminal: During his larcenous lifetime, Steven Russell (Carrey) masquerades as a lawyer and a CEO, passes bad checks, and commits bank fraud, insurance fraud and credit card fraud.
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  1. I Love You Phillip Morris is a 2009 black comedy film [2] based on a 1980s and 1990s real-life story of con artist, impostor and multiple prison escapee Steven Jay Russell, as played by Jim Carrey. While incarcerated, Russell falls in love with his fellow inmate, Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor).

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  3. Jan 18, 2009 · “I Love You Phillip Morris” happens to be based on fact, the true-life tale of a onetime married police officer turned gay Texan con man, Steven Russell, who had a penchant for breaking out...

  4. I Love You Phillip Morris: Directed by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa. With Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro. A cop turns con man once he comes out of the closet. Once imprisoned, he meets the second love of his life, whom he'll stop at nothing to be with.

    • (100K)
    • Biography, Comedy, Crime
    • Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
    • 2011-01-07
  5. Jul 5, 2022 · Yes, ‘I Love You Phillip Morris’ is based on a true story. Some of the events in the film are so bizarre that they defy belief. Thus, the movie itself reiterates with a pre-title memo that reads: “This really happened… it really did.”

  6. In prison, Steven meets Phillip (Ewan McGregor), a mild-mannered inmate who becomes the love of his life. Determined to build a beautiful life with his lover, Steven embarks on another crime...

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    • Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
    • R
    • Romance, Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
  7. Dec 8, 2010 · Phillip is in love with Steven; that’s not in doubt. But he is slow to understand the depth and complexity of Steven’s fabrications. He’s a sweet, naive kid with a Southern accent and not the brightest bulb on the tree.

  8. Nov 24, 2010 · “I Love You Phillip Morris” may celebrate the American genius for self-invention and self-deception, but its guiding principle is the French notion of “lamour fou.”

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