For Richer or Poorer is a 1997 American slapstick comedy film directed by Bryan Spicer starring Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley as a New York socialite couple who decide to end their spoiled relationship.

Despite featuring the presence of Allen and Alley, For Richer or Poorer gained negative reviews from critics and was a box office failure, grossing $32.7 million worldwide.

New York City millionaire socialite Brad Sexton turns his marriage's 10th anniversary party into a real estate development pitch for "The Holy Land", a theme park modeled after Biblical lore.

The money manipulations catch the attention of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and field agent Frank Hall demands to meet Bob and Brad the following morning to bring the obligations up to date and settle the missing $5 million.

Brad drops in on a conversation and after stealing clothes, they masquerade as Jacob and Emma, a family's expected cousins from Missouri.

As Samuel and Levinia's daughter Rebecca exchanges vows with Henner, the ceremony is interrupted by police and a drenched Hall and Lester, who crashed into the stolen cab.

He then proceeds to trade the watch for Big John, a Belgian horse that Brad tamed largely by luck and some corn.

"[6] Hollis Chacona of The Austin Chronicle gave it 1 out of 5 stars in December 1997, and labelled it as a "soundly unfunny, roundly implausible movie that purports to extol human values and expose the underbelly of materialistic life.

"[7] He added, "except for a nasty little turn by Marla Maples as the Queen of Victorious Divorces, and some lovely, bucolic scenery, For Richer or Poorer is not even remotely interesting.

"[8] At the 1997 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley were nominated for Worst On-Screen Couple but lost to Jean-Claude van Damme and Dennis Rodman for Double Team.

[9] Shortly after her death in 2022, Rolling Stone included For Richer or Poorer on a list of Kirstie Alley's 14 most memorable roles.