Credit-grabbing, back-stabbing, wife-nabbing. Just another day at the office.

The Ex

5.3 (260 votes)• 2006• 90m•Released

Comedy Romance

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When his lawyer wife, Sofia, becomes pregnant, chronic underachiever Tom Reilly must take a job at his father-in-law's advertising firm. Tom has to adjust to the demands of a very high-powered job, and he finds himself in an increasingly hostile office rivalry with Chip, Sofia's paraplegic former lover.

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Languages: English, Spanish

Director: Jesse Peretz

Starring Cast: Zach Braff, Amanda Peet, Jason Bateman, Charles Grodin, Mia Farrow, Lucian Maisel

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