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Sleeping with the Enemy
“She is a stranger in a small town. She changed her name. Her looks. Her life. All to escape the most dangerous man she's ever met. Her husband.”
6.5 / 10• 1991• 1h 39m•R• English
DramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Julia Roberts
Laura Burney / Sara Walters
Lead
Patrick Bergin
Martin Burney
Kevin Anderson
Ben Woodward
Elizabeth Lawrence
Chloe Williams
Kyle Secor
John Fleishman
Tony Abatemarco
Locke
Claudette Nevins
Dr. Rissner
Marita Geraghty
Julie
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joseph Ruben's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sleeping with the Enemy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
