Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)

5.6	Listal rating
5.7	IMDB rating

Thriller (14), Drama (7), Suspense (6), Romance (5), 1991 (3), Revenge (3), 1990s (2), Mystery (2), Psychological (1), Julia Roberts (1), Life (1), Read (1), Abuse (1), Psychological Drama (1), Boo! (1), Book Based (1), Author Nancy Price (1), Dark (1), Hiding (1), Adapted (1)

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In this suspenseful romantic thriller, Julia Roberts stars as Laura, a young woman who thinks she's found the man of her dreams in Martin (Patrick Bergin). But after they are married, Laura discovers the "real" Martin: compulsive, controlling and dangerously violent. Faking her own death, Laura starts life over in a small Midwestern town. ... (more)

Directed by

Joseph Ruben

Starring (View all) :

Laura Burney

Martin Burney

Ben Woodward

Chloe Williams

Fleishman

Dr. Rissner

Locke

Julie

Garber

Woman on Bus

Written by (View all) :

Nancy Price

(novel)

Ronald Bass

(screenplay)

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	14 votes Saturn Award - Best Horror Film (210 items) by escafeld Last updated 1 year, 5 months ago 2 comments 3 votes Best Films of 1991 (52 items) by Stehako Published 5 months, 1 week ago 2 votes Watched (759 items) by Gene Published 3 months ago 2 comments 2 votes Menos Sexy (22 items) by isa Published 11 months, 4 weeks ago 1 votes Most Successful Movies of... Julia Roberts (31 items) by schwarzerabt Published 2 months, 1 week ago View all lists

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doudouce55

very good thriller, few flaws

Posted : 2 years, 6 months ago at May 25 18:42

Actually, I found this movie rather excellent in the thriller/suspense area. A quite plausible situation is the basis of the script: an abused woman (Julia Roberts) fakes her death, and moves to Iowa assuming a different identity. Her psychopathic husband (Patrick Bergin) figures it out soon enough, finds her, and stalks her and the new boyfriend (Kevin Anderson). What is interesting is really the beginning of the film which shows the moody isolation of the abused woman's life with her husband. The glass house on the ocean is beautiful. I do agree with jasoncarulli that this is *not* Roberts' best performance (does she even have one? I never was a fan of her acting!) Flaws? There are a few, especially towards the ending, but the only one that comes to mind at the moment, is when ...Read more

Rating : 8/10

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