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L.I.E. is a 2001 American drama film about a relationship between Howie, a troubled 16-year-old boy, and a middle aged man known as "Big John". The title is an acronym for the Long Island Expressway. The film was directed by Michael Cuesta, who has said that the film is about exploring sexuality.
Nov 29, 2002 · L.I.E.: Directed by Michael Cuesta. With Paul Dano, Bruce Altman, Billy Kay, James Costa. A 15-year-old Long Island boy loses everything and everyone he knows, soon becoming involved in a relationship with a much older man.
Sep 21, 2001 · Make no mistake: "L.I.E." is not an apologia for pederasty. It does not argue in defense of Big John. But its director, Michael Cuesta, has the stubborn curiosity of an artist who won't settle for formulas but is intrigued by the secrets and mysteries of his characters.
Sep 7, 2001 · L.I.E. is a well-acted and unsettling look at a boy's relationship with a pedophile. With his mother dead and his father, Marty (Bruce Altman), busy at work, Howie (Paul Franklin Dano) feels ...
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Sep 7, 2001 · With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He and his friend Gary spend their time burglarizing their neighbors' homes — until they make the mistake of robbing the house of Big John, a macho former Marine who is also an unrepentant pedophile.
A 15-year-old Long Island boy loses everything and everyone he knows, soon becoming involved in a relationship with a much older man. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 3 days to finish once started.
Nov 28, 2010 · L.I.E. Trailer - 2001. MsSighthound. 525 subscribers. Subscribed. 984. 222K views 13 years ago.
A teenaged boy in desperate need of a father figure finds one in a place no one should ever have to look in this controversial drama. Howie (Paul Franklin Dano) is a 15-year-old who has been emotionally at sea ever since the death of his mother in an auto accident several years before.
Fifteen-year-old Howie loses just about everything and everyone in the space of a single week, but ends up finding himself in the process. His mother has just died. His father, a corrupt building contractor, can barely keep tabs on his young girlfriend, let alone his own son. Thus, the teen must...
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Jun 4, 2002 · L.I.E. centers on Howie, a 15-year-old boy whose mother recently died in a car accident. Neglected by his father, an unscrupulous contractor who's constantly having sex with his new girlfriend, Howie falls in with a group of boys who break into houses for kicks.
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