Film

sex, lies, and videotape 1989

Directed by Steven Soderbergh

  • Drama
  • 101 min
  • R

the husband. the wife. her sister. his friend.

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.

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Contemplative, prestige, intimate and spare.

  • contemplativerelentless
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • intimateepic
  • sparerichly built
  • contemporarynostalgic

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The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 77The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 1The Ironist: disliked by 11 / 1The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 22The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 22The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 1The Empath: disliked by 11 / 1The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 11The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

23 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Ironists.

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