In her new movie, “Married Life,” Rachel McAdams plays a sultry war widow whom a married man and his best friend are fighting over. Who can resist a good love triangle? Not Hollywood. Here’s a glance at recent films — from comedies to dramas — that hit on the good, the bad and the ugly of threesomes.
Red=Entering Eliot Spitzer territory
Orange=Jerry Springer would be proud
Yellow=As salacious as a Paris Hilton sex tape
Blue=Just another day for Rick Salomon
Blue: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Amy Adams dates three men at once. Frances McDormand also catches the eye of Ciaran Hinds, who is engaged.
Verdict: Adams is so perky that she could date 10 guys and it would still seem sweet.
Red: The Other Boleyn Girl
Eric Bana brushes aside Natalie Portman for Scarlett Johansson, then goes back to Portman.
Verdict: Two sisters duking it out? It doesn’t get much better than this.
Blue: Over Her Dead Body
Eva Longoria’s the dead fiance trying to stop Lake Bell from winning the heart of Paul Rudd.
Verdict: Hey, a guy’s gotta move on.
Orange: Love in the Time of Cholera
Javier Bardem pines for Giovanna Mezzogiorno, but she’s married to Benjamin Bratt.
Verdict: Bardem’s character sleeps with more than 600 women while he waits!
Yellow: Dan in Real Life
Steve Carell falls for his brother Dane Cook’s girlfriend, Juliette Binoche.
Verdict: As if any woman would prefer Dane Cook to anybody.
Yellow: The Heartbreak Kid
Ben Stiller falls for Michelle Monaghan, but he’s married to Malin Akerman.
Verdict: Perhaps honeymoons should be taken in Alaska so there’s no risk of meeting hotties by the pool.
