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Cousins

Cousins

Comedy · Romance · 1989

When Larry and Maria learn that their respective spouses are cheating on them, they try to turn the tables on them by pretending to have an affair. However, they soon find themselves falling in love.

Movie details

Cousins

“Love at first sight. Consequences to follow.”

1989 Comedy · Romance 1h 49m

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TMDB

6.0 / 10

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When Larry and Maria learn that their respective spouses are cheating on them, they try to turn the tables on them by pretending to have an affair. However, they soon find themselves falling in love.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Joel Schumacher

Written by

Stephen Metcalfe

Ted Danson

Ted Danson

Larry Kozinski

Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini

Maria Hardy

Sean Young

Sean Young

Tish Kozinski

William L. Petersen

William L. Petersen

Tom Hardy

Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

Vincent Kozinski

Norma Aleandro

Norma Aleandro

Edie Hardy Kozinski

Keith Coogan

Keith Coogan

Mitch Kozinski

Court is in session

Put Cousins on trial.

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The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.