''The Alibi'' is a 2006 American film directed by Kurt Mattila and Matt Checkowski and written by Noah Hawley. It stars

Steve Coogan Stephen John Coogan (; born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. He is most known for creating original characters such as Alan Partridge, a socially inept and politically incorrect media personality, whi ...

Rebecca Romijn Rebecca Alie O'Connell (née Romijn ; born November 6, 1972) is an American actress and former model. She is known for her role as Mystique in the original trilogy (2000–2006) of the ''X-Men'' film series, as Joan from '' The Punisher'' ( ...

, and

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. The film was shown at 2006

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. The film was released to DVD on December 5, 2006 under the title ''Lies and Alibis''.

Plot

A man who runs an alibi agency, a service for adulterous husbands and wives that provides airtight

alibi An alibi (from the Latin, '' alibī'', meaning "somewhere else") is a statement by a person, who is a possible perpetrator of a crime, of where they were at the time a particular offence was committed, which is somewhere other than where the crim ...

s, runs into trouble with his latest client. In order to remedy the problem, he has to rely on a very enticing woman, his assistant and partner. The plot thickens when he switches identities with one of his clients for a weekend, and the client's girlfriend dies in an accident. With the police, an

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, and a

jealous Jealousy generally refers to the thoughts or feelings of insecurity, fear, and concern over a relative lack of possessions or safety. Jealousy can consist of one or more emotions such as anger, resentment, inadequacy, helplessness or disgust. ...

ex-boyfriend to run from, he discovers that he will need all the ingenuity he can muster to survive.

Cast

as Ray Elliott *

as Lola *

as Adelle *

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as Robert Hatch * Sam Elliott as The Mormon *

Jaime King Jaime King (born April 23, 1979) is an American actress and model. In her modeling career and early film roles, she used the names Jamie King and James King, which was a childhood nickname given to King by her parents, because her agency alread ...

as Heather Price *

John Leguizamo John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (; ; born July 22, 196013:04) is an American actor, comedian, and film producer. He has appeared in over 100 films, produced over 20 films and documentaries, made over 30 television appearances, and has produced ...

as Hannibal *

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as Wendell Hatch * Debi Mazar as Detective Bryce *

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as "Putty" * Deborah Kara Unger as Dorothy * Terry Crews as "Crazy Eight" * Jarreth Merz as The Quiet Man

References

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* * 2006 films 2006 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films Destination Films films Films with screenplays by Noah Hawley Films scored by Alexandre Desplat Summit Entertainment films 2006 directorial debut films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{2000s-romantic-comedy-film-stub