Sleeping with the Enemy
Taste attributes: crimedramathrillerfastunsavouryheavylineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosiontroubled leadsunderdog triumphs
"Self-Defense is not murder"
Boxlist takeA weighty, unsavoury crime thriller: rough-edged and fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.4 /10
TMDB · 740 votes
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1991
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Taste scores
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