Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
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.
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Sleeping with the Enemy rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.3/10· 68K votes
Rotten Tomatoes24%
Metacritic48%
TMDb6.508/10· 1K votesWith 24% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.3/10 on IMDb and 48/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Sleeping with the Enemy
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 of Sleeping with the Enemy
Julia Roberts
as Laura Burney / Sara Walters
Patrick Bergin
as Martin Burney
Kevin Anderson
as Ben Woodward
Elizabeth Lawrence
as Chloe Williams
Kyle Secor
as John Fleishman
Tony Abatemarco
as Locke
Claudette Nevins
as Dr. Rissner
Marita Geraghty
as Julie
Nancy Fish
as Woman on Bus
- H
Harley Venton
as Garber
- S
Sandi Shackelford
as Edna
Bonnie Johnson
as Mrs. Nepper
Sleeping with the Enemy facts
- Budget
- $19M
- Box office
- $175M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Domestic abuse subject matter handled with genuine gravity
- •Psychological thriller tension mounts effectively throughout film
- •Character motivations remain plausible within realistic drama
What the audience disliked
- •Final act pivots toward conventional action thriller tropes
- •Supporting characters lack substantive development overall
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