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Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)

R · 1991-01-13 · 1h 39m · EN
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Self-defense is not murder.

A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.

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Joseph RubenDirector
Budget
$19M
Box office
$175M

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Julia RobertsJulia RobertsLaura Burney / Sara WaltersPatrick BerginPatrick BerginMartin BurneyKevin AndersonKevin AndersonBen WoodwardElizabeth LawrenceElizabeth LawrenceChloe WilliamsKyle SecorKyle SecorJohn FleishmanTony AbatemarcoTony AbatemarcoLockeClaudette NevinsClaudette NevinsDr. RissnerMarita GeraghtyMarita GeraghtyJulieHarley VentonHarley VentonGarberNancy FishNancy FishWoman on BusHarley VentonHarley VentonGarberSandi ShackelfordSandi ShackelfordEdna

Keywords

EscapeFeminismStrong womanStalkingFake deathBeach houseDomestic abuseDrowningDesperationJealous husbandOlder man younger woman relationshipDomestic violenceIowaPhysical abuseViolent husbandMarital rapeCape codSchool teacherRich husband

Movie DNA

Genre affinityThriller · Drama · CrimeTheme affinityEscape · Feminism · Strong WomanDialogue densityDramaDirector preference181416Actor preference84282 · 15890 · 172590Country preferenceUs

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A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.

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Sleeping with the Enemy has a runtime of 99 minutes.

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