sex, lies, and videotape (1989)
the husband. the wife. her sister. his friend.
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sex, lies, and videotape rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.2/10· 64K votes
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic86%
TMDb6.953/10· 1K votesWith 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.2/10 on IMDb and 86/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About sex, lies, and videotape
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 of sex, lies, and videotape
James Spader
as Graham Dalton
Andie MacDowell
as Ann Bishop Mullany
Peter Gallagher
as John Mullany
Laura San Giacomo
as Cynthia Bishop
Ron Vawter
as Therapist
Steven Brill
as Barfly
- A
Alexandra Root
as Girl on Tape
- E
Earl T. Taylor
as Landlord
- D
David Foil
as John's Colleague
sex, lies, and videotape facts
- Budget
- $1.2M
- Box office
- $24.7M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •intimate drama explores human vulnerability through restraint
- •soderbergh's measured direction creates psychological tension effectively
- •louisiana setting provides atmospheric backdrop for relationship exploration
What the audience disliked
- •slow-burn pacing requires patience and intellectual engagement
- •limited scope may feel claustrophobic and repetitive to viewers
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