The Ex

2006 · 90 MIN · IMDB 5.4 · 18,345 VOTES · DIR. Jesse Peretz

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,488 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:22 ( soft rock music playing )
00:04:07 Kids are expensive as hell, though.
00:07:29 I am not going to be a housewife.
00:10:37 # That there'd be payback with interest in due time #
00:14:25 Tom, hi.
00:17:34 Hey, Chip, I'm really sorry about what just happened.
00:20:45 while my dad stood over top, laughing.
00:24:00 - Oh, yeah? - Yeah.
00:27:08 Riverside Tigers, dyn-o-mite!
00:30:23 "I am going so fast! Wow!"
00:33:41 I got to get a bike.
00:36:54 - Wow. - You know
00:40:15 - Score a touchdown. - Not gonna happen, Tom.
00:44:23 ( beeps )
00:48:59 - Did DePalma come back to you? - Yeah, we got a court date.
00:52:23 Now tap him. Boom.
00:57:04 His priorities are out of line.
01:00:18 I'm doing all of this for you, Sofia.
01:04:30 - Okay. - ( Oliver fussing )
01:07:54 and I think that it might be
01:11:12 We set up a meeting with that Wesley kid
01:14:53 do I have them buy me one plane ticket to Spain...
01:18:16 - ( Oliver crying ) - ... that they don't mind chopping...
500:00:00 Can you believe that?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,488
Dialogue density16.5 lines / min
First line00:00:22
Final line500:00:00

Production Record

DirectorJesse Peretz
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$5,178,640
IMDb votes18,345