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Better Living Through Chemistry

A straight-laced pharmacist's uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophy wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murder.

Cast

Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell

as Douglas Varney

Michelle Monaghan

Michelle Monaghan

as Kara Varney

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde

as Elizabeth Roberts

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

as Pharmacy Customer

Ray Liotta

Ray Liotta

as Jack Roberts

Norbert Leo Butz

Norbert Leo Butz

as Agent Andrew Carp

Ben Schwartz

Ben Schwartz

as Noah

Ken Howard

Ken Howard

as Walter Bishop

Jenn Harris

Jenn Harris

as Janet

Harrison Holzer

Harrison Holzer

as Ethan Varney

Reviews

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A nice little comedy with Sam Rockwell and Michelle Monaghan playing opposite each other as a struggling married couple. Olivia Wilde enters and 'Bam!', Sam Rockwell all of the sudden turns into a man, wins a bike race, tries to kill Ray Liotta, and wakes up drunk, then stares at Jane Fonda with ...

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