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Sleeping with the Enemy is a 1991 American psychological thriller film directed by Joseph Ruben and starring Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin, and Kevin Anderson. The film is based on Nancy Price's 1987 novel of the same name.
Sleeping with the Enemy: Directed by Joseph Ruben. With Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin, Kevin Anderson, Elizabeth Lawrence. 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.
Laura Burney (Julia Roberts) lives in a beautiful home by the beach on Cape Cod with her husband, Martin (Patrick Bergin), a charmingly handsome and wealthy investment counselor who is also possessive, abusive, and controlling.
After faking her death in order to flee from her violent husband, Martin (Patrick Bergin), Laura Burney (Julia Roberts) leaves Cape Cod and moves to Iowa, where she adopts a new identity and ...
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Laura Burney (Julia Roberts) is not just the trophy wife of rich investment counselor Martin (Patrick Bergin). She is also a battered wife. After faking her own death by drowning, she changes her...
Feb 5, 2015 · This tense and terrifying romantic thriller delivers “screams aplenty” (Variety) and “a corker of a climax” (Rolling Stone)! Julia Roberts stars as Laura, a young woman who thinks she’s ...
Feb 8, 1991 · But no. "Sleeping with the Enemy" is a slasher movie in disguise, an up-market version of the old exploitation formula where the victim can run, but she can't hide.
Laura Burney fakes her own death and relocates to Iowa to escape her abusive husband, Martin. After restarting her life, however, Martin learns of the ruse and travels to Iowa to reclaim his.
Feb 8, 1991 · 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. Joseph Ruben. Director. Nancy Price. Novel.
In this romantic thriller, Julia Roberts stars as Laura, a woman who thinks she's found the perfect man in Martin. But after they are married, Laura discovers Martin is controlling and dangerously violent. Faking her own death, Laura adopts a new identity and starts life over in a small town.
