
Sleeping with the Enemy
1991 · Movie · R · 99 min · ★ 6.5
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.
Based on Sleeping with the Enemy
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Details
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-01-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (1,226 votes)
Themes
- drowning
- escape
- iowa
- violent husband
- psychological abuse
- domestic abuse
- domestic violence
- older man younger woman relationship
- beach house
- nursing home
- cape cod
- fake death
- +6 more
Cast & crew

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
- HV
Harley Venton
as Garber
Directed by Joseph Ruben