sex, lies, and videotape
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sex, lies, and videotape

the husband. the wife. her sister. his friend.

6.9 / 10 1989 1h 41mR English
Drama

Storyline

Ann, a frustrated wife, enters into counseling due to a troubled marriage. Unbeknownst to her, her husband John has begun an affair with her sister. When John’s best friend Graham arrives, his penchant for interviewing women about their sex lives forever changes John and Ann’s rocky marriage.

Cast & Crew

James Spader

James Spader

Graham Dalton

Lead
Andie MacDowell

Andie MacDowell

Ann Bishop Mullany

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

John Mullany

Laura San Giacomo

Laura San Giacomo

Cynthia Bishop

Ron Vawter

Ron Vawter

Therapist

Steven Brill

Steven Brill

Barfly

AR

Alexandra Root

Girl on Tape

ET

Earl T. Taylor

Landlord

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Steven Soderbergh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. sex, lies, and videotape is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker