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Sleeping with the Enemy
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Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   13,425 votes
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Director:
Joseph Ruben
Writers (WGA):
Nancy Price (novel)
Ronald Bass (screenplay)
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Release Date:
8 February 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Self-Defense is not murder more
Plot:
Laura and Martin have been married for four years. They seem to be the perfect, happiest and most successful couple... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
From the Files of Fangoria: I Guess You Are My Real Stepfather
 (From Fangoria. 20 October 2009, 8:42 AM, PDT)

Joseph Ruben Discusses The Stepfather
 (From MovieWeb. 12 October 2009, 8:32 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Not Bad more (80 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Julia Roberts ... Laura Burney
Patrick Bergin ... Martin Burney
Kevin Anderson ... Ben Woodward
Elizabeth Lawrence ... Chloe Williams
Kyle Secor ... Fleishman

Claudette Nevins ... Dr. Rissner

Tony Abatemarco ... Locke
Marita Geraghty ... Julie
Harley Venton ... Garber

Nancy Fish ... Woman on Bus
Sandi Shackelford ... Edna

Bonnie Johnson ... Mrs. Nepper (as Bonnie Cook)
Graham Harrington ... Minister

John Ward ... Theater Student (as John David Ward)
Sharon J. Robinson ... Sharon (the Nurse)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for wife abuse terror and a sex scene.
Runtime:
99 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Brazil:14 | Spain:13 | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | UK:15 (DVD rating) (uncut) (2001) | UK:18 (video rating) (uncut) (1992) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (original rating) (cut) | USA:R | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia)

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Trivia:
The sign at the carnival reads "Claude Powell's Super Carnival". 'Claude Powell' worked as the construction coordinator in the Art Department on the film. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Ben mentions several times, while inviting Laura/Sara to dinner, that he'll be making a pot roast, but the dish that is on fire when she gets there is not a pot roast. more
Quotes:
Laura: [on phone, with gun aimed at Martin] Come quickly. I've just killed an intruder. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in L'appât (1995) more
Soundtrack:
RUNAROUND SUE more

FAQ

A Note Regarding Spoilers
How much time elapsed between when Laura left and when Martin found her?
Is "Sleeping with the Enemy" based on a novel?
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11 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Not Bad, 15 March 2003
Author: Shari (AfricanVenus84@aol.com) from United States

I have this movie on tape also. Come to think, I have a lot of Julia Roberts' movies. Anywho, I liked how she used her timidity to get the hell out of a crazy psyho relationship with a guy who thought he was entitled to beat his wife. She planned everything down to the T, and I liked that. However, you knew he was gonna find her again and wreak havoc on her new life. It grew a little wasteful at that point because the poor guy had only that abusive husband turned psycho side to play with. Not much to chew on really when you're in the movie about 5 times in 20 minutes. You understood she had to see him at least and the point was she had to move on and assert her independence. Sucks that psycho was rich with a nice pad. Plus, why didn't she just pawn the ring instead of attempting to flush hard gold down? Or take it with? Even a toilet isn't that stupid. Maybe she should have eaten it first and it would have been disguised better. I mean, that was the only thing that tipped him off for goodness sakes. She was smart to a point like most chicks in these types of movies. Guess there wouldn't be much of a movie otherwise.

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