Sleeping with the Enemy
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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 39mR 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

Julia Roberts

Laura Burney / Sara Walters

Lead
Patrick Bergin

Patrick Bergin

Martin Burney

Kevin Anderson

Kevin Anderson

Ben Woodward

Elizabeth Lawrence

Elizabeth Lawrence

Chloe Williams

Kyle Secor

Kyle Secor

John Fleishman

Tony Abatemarco

Tony Abatemarco

Locke

Claudette Nevins

Claudette Nevins

Dr. Rissner

Marita Geraghty

Marita Geraghty

Julie

What People Are Saying

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