For Richer or Poorer
For Richer or Poorer
For Richer or Poorer
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1997
1h 55m
6.0(241 votes)
Comedy
Romance

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

43 members
Acting

Tim Allen

Brad

Tim Allen
Acting

Kirstie Alley

Caroline

Kirstie Alley
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Wayne Knight

Bob Lachman

Wayne Knight
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Larry Miller

Derek Lester

Larry Miller
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Jay O. Sanders

Samuel Yoder

Jay O. Sanders
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Michael Lerner

Phil Kleinman

Michael Lerner
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Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Frank Hall

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
Acting

Megan Cavanagh

Levinia Yoder

Megan Cavanagh
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John Pyper-Ferguson

Henner Lapp

John Pyper-Ferguson
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Carrie Preston

Rebecca Yoder

Carrie Preston
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Ethan Phillips

Jerry

Ethan Phillips
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John Caponera

Dave

John Caponera
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Katie Moore

Anna Yoder

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Bobby Steggert

Samuel Yoder Jr.

Bobby Steggert
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Michael Angarano

Sammy Yoder

Michael Angarano
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Rosemary Knower

Grandma Yoder

Rosemary Knower
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David Harscheid

Grandpa Yoder

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June Claman

Joan Northcutt

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Marla Maples

Cynthia

Marla Maples
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Holly Cross Vagley

Mary

Holly Cross Vagley
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Crystal Bock

Penny

Crystal Bock
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Monica Deeter

Hannah Yoder

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Richard Pelzman

Jonathan Yoder

Richard Pelzman
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Madeline Mager

Sarah

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Terrence Currier

Elder Joseph

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Hal Handerson

Elder Thomas

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Michael Howell

Bailiff

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Johanna Cox

Emma Yoder

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Stefan Aleksander

Jacob Yoder

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Holly Atkinson

Bank Teller

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Emily Chamberlain

Evelyn

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Anthony Azizi

Malik

Anthony Azizi
Writing

David Maples

IRS Agent

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Markus Flanagan

George

Markus Flanagan
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Wes Johnson

Tourist

Wes Johnson
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Rick Foucheux

Tom

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Drenda Spohnholtz

Waitress

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Marla Sucharetza

Stacy

Marla Sucharetza
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Kirk Alexander

Young Amish Man (uncredited)

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John Michaelson

Champagne Waiter (uncredited)

John Michaelson
Directing

Bryan Spicer

Prisoner (uncredited)

Bryan Spicer
Acting

Nick Stellate

Stockbroker (uncredited)

Nick Stellate
Acting

David Scott Taylor

Amish Elder (uncredited)

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