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For Better or for Worse

  • TV Movie
  • 2014
  • TV-G
  • 1h 24m
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5.2/10
1.4K
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Kim Fields and Lisa Whelchel in For Better or for Worse (2014)
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A widow (Lisa Whelchel) who coordinates weddings meets a lawyer who specializes in divorces.A widow (Lisa Whelchel) who coordinates weddings meets a lawyer who specializes in divorces.A widow (Lisa Whelchel) who coordinates weddings meets a lawyer who specializes in divorces.

  • Director
    • Marita Grabiak
  • Writers
    • Diann Hunt
    • Barbara Kymlicka
  • Stars
    • Lisa Whelchel
    • Antonio Cupo
    • Edward Ruttle
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marita Grabiak
    • Writers
      • Diann Hunt
      • Barbara Kymlicka
    • Stars
      • Lisa Whelchel
      • Antonio Cupo
      • Edward Ruttle
    • 24User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Lisa Whelchel
    Lisa Whelchel
    • Wendy
    Antonio Cupo
    Antonio Cupo
    • Marco
    Edward Ruttle
    Edward Ruttle
    • Collin
    • (as Eddie McCrae)
    Alicia Josipovic
    Alicia Josipovic
    • Sophia
    Keith Martin Gordey
    Keith Martin Gordey
    • Ray
    Kim Fields
    Kim Fields
    • Roseanne
    David James Lewis
    David James Lewis
    • Logan
    • (as David Lewis)
    Hilary Jardine
    Hilary Jardine
    • Emily
    BJ Harrison
    BJ Harrison
    • Betty
    Françoise Yip
    Françoise Yip
    • Beverly
    • (as Francoise Yip)
    Mark Gash
    • Father Macy
    Dustin Lloyd
    Dustin Lloyd
    • Robert
    Alison Wandzura
    Alison Wandzura
    • Vanessa
    Jason Coleman
    • Sean
    Jovanna Burke
    Jovanna Burke
    • Candice
    • (as Jovanna Huguet)
    Adam Weidl
    • Stan
    Jenny Mitchell
    Jenny Mitchell
    • Lana
    Patrick Keating
    Patrick Keating
    • Cliff
    • Director
      • Marita Grabiak
    • Writers
      • Diann Hunt
      • Barbara Kymlicka
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    3marsmii

    Very disappointing

    I was looking forward to watching this movie. I have liked everything that I have seen Antonio Cupo in. The leads were all wrong! To have a 50+ plus woman have a 13 yrs. younger boyfriend and then started a relationship with a 15 yrs. younger man just didn't seem right in this movie. In some cases it would be okay but not in this case. Antonio Cupo is a hunk and can pass for much younger, whereas Lisa Whelchel looks older than she is---and those suits and shrill voice! Please! All wrong! A disappointment all the way through! Lisa came through as a control freak---even ended up planning their wedding so the young couple didn't even have a say in that.
    2sandrarosset

    So they're vegan but they're buying an animal farm?

    This movie plot is so confusing to me. I like my cheesy hallmark movies but this one is too ridiculous even for me. The leads also have no chemistry, which makes it even harder to watch.
    7cgvsluis

    Divorce lawyer and wedding coordinator do more than tango!

    Widow wedding coordinator Wendy is less than thrilled to have divorced divorce attorney Marco move in next door to her business. Even worse her son brings home Marco's daughter. The one thing Marco and Wendy can agree on is that they do not want their kids, marrying, dropping out of law school and starting an organic farm.

    This was hilariously funny with a sweet sentimental romantic storyline. This was cleverly devised to have you focused on on another couple as a romance is building between their parents.

    It was fun to see Blair and Tootie from Facts of Life reunited.

    My favorite bit of this film...the dancing! Thank you for that. I seriously missing dancing at the grange and the way those silver foxes eyes lit up when we showed up to dance.

    This is a strong recommendation for me and a total surprise.

    Did I mention the totally Canadian father/grandfather?
    7jeannendon-98157

    Love lisa

    Would like to see her inmore movies! Enjoyed this one. Not sure the guy n his daughter had the right chemistry but the acting was good. Enjoyed it.
    2ulara

    Miscast leads ruined the movie

    Okay, pairing a 51yr old woman with a 37yr old man who looks 30 was not a good idea when they could have easily properly cast this male lead. It was just ridiculous, not to mention that both of their kids were supposed to be 22 which means he would have been 15 when he had his daughter. By this reasoning she could practically have been his mother in the movie instead of his romantic interest.

    I have enjoyed other movies with a younger guy and older woman but it did not work at all in this movie.

    Aside from that it was a typical Hallmark romance, cheesy but enjoyable in parts. I'm not that picky when it comes to these types of romances but these leads just annoyed me through the whole movie, they way overdid the animosity in the beginning, there was no chemistry between them at all and that, combined with the age difference, really reduced the believability factor for me.

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    • Trivia
      Lisa Whelchel and Kim Fields co-starred together on The Facts of Life (1979) (1979-1988).
    • Goofs
      When Wendy moves the car, a crash is heard and she stops the car. When the exterior shot is shown the scratches on the red car are white, and the car that was scraped was black. The paint transfer on the red car should have been black. Additionally, Marco tells her not to move it yet when the damage is shown the cars are shown being some distance apart instead of wedged against each other.

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    • Release date
      • July 19, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • En lo bueno y en lo malo
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Annuit Coeptis Entertainment II
      • Johnson Production Group
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 24m(84 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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