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Deceiver
“There are two sides to every lie.”
6.0 / 10• 1997• 1h 46m•R• English
MysteryCrimeDramaThriller
Storyline
The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.
Cast & Crew
Tim Roth
James Walter Wayland
Lead
Michael Rooker
Detective Edward Kennesaw
Renée Zellweger
Elizabeth
Chris Penn
Detective Phillip Braxton
Rosanna Arquette
Mrs. Kennesaw
Karina Logue
Sorority Girl
Ellen Burstyn
Mook
TM
Tamara Mercer
Misty
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jonas Pate's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Deceiver is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
