Film

Commandments

1997 · 1h 28m · Comedy · Drama · Romance

He's getting even...by breaking all the rules.

IMDb

5.5

Rotten Tomatoes

25%

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.

Aidan Quinn

Seth Warner

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

Tom Aldredge

Mr. Mann

Michael Badalucco

Detective

John Tormey

Desk Sergeant

Jack Gilpin

Gordon Bloom

• Daniel TaplitzWriter · Director
• Daniel GoldbergProducer
• Sławomir IdziakDirector of Photography
• Joseph VitarelliOriginal Music Composer
• Michael JablowEditor

Release date

May 2, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

R

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$548,562

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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