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Commandments
“He's getting even...by breaking all the rules.”
5.0 / 10• 1997• 1h 28m•R• English
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
Seth Warner has reached the end of his rope. Ever since his wife died two years earlier, his world has been in turmoil. He is despondent, his career has fallen apart, even his house has been destroyed. There seems to be nothing left for him to live for. Confused and angry after two years of suffering, he finally directs his wrath at God from the rooftop of his apartment building in New York City. In the midst of a wild thunderstorm he demands to know why he has been betrayed by the god he has believed in and honored his whole life. God's answer is to strike down Seth's dog in a bolt of lightning. Pushed beyond his limits, Seth decides to respond to his years of torment by breaking each of the biblical Ten Commandments.
Cast & Crew
Aidan Quinn
Seth Warner
Lead
Courteney Cox
Rachel Luce
Anthony LaPaglia
Harry Luce
Alice Drummond
Mrs. Mann
Pamela Gray
Melissa Murphy
Joanna Going
Karen Warner
Peter Jacobson
Banker
Amy Sedaris
Scholar
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Daniel Taplitz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Commandments is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
