Sleeping With The Enemy

– A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 39 Minutes
Release Year:
1991
Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)

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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Producing Country:
USA
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Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) - Trailer

Release Date:

08 Feb 1991

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Joseph Ruben

Writer:

Nancy Price (novel), Ronald Bass (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin, Kevin Anderson, Elizabeth Lawrence

Plot:

Laura and Martin have been married for four years. They seem to be the perfect, happiest and most successful couple. The reality of their house- hold, however, is very different. Martin is an abusive and brutally obsessed husband. Laura is living her life in constant fear and waits for a chance to escape. She finally stages her own death, and flees to a new town and new identity. But when Martin finds out that his wife is not dead he will stop at nothing to find and kill her.

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Production:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
21%
Metacritic:
48%