For Richer or Poorer

Dec 12 1997 PG-13 1h 55m
Comedy

Brad Sexton and his wife, Caroline, are wealthy New Yorkers with both marital and financial problems. The latter issue becomes a pressing matter when they discover that their accountant has embezzled millions and pinned the blame on them. Forced to go on the lam, Brad and Caroline end up in an Amish area of Pennsylvania and decide to pose as members of the religious group to evade the IRS. As the two adapt to the simple Amish lifestyle, they begin to reconnect.

Plot

The incredibly rich, but miserable New York couple, Brad and Caroline Sexton, got framed by their accountant, and fled from the IRS to the one place where no one would look for them: Amish country. Now they've got to do their best to blend in, and learn how to love all over again.

Written by

Jana Howington, Steve LuKanic

Directed by

Bryan Spicer

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures, The Bubble Factory, Yorktown Productions, Sheinberg Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
12,487
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA