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2001 film by Michael Cuesta

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6.7

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. He propositions Howie, who declines, but the two eventually develop an unlikely and dangerous friendship.

Released: 2001-09-0797 minDir: Michael CuestaDrama, CrimeBudget: $700,000Box office: $1.7M

Cast

  • Paul Dano as Howie Blitzer
  • Bruce Altman as Marty Blitzer
  • Brian Cox as Big John Harrigan
  • Billy Kay as Gary
  • James Costa as Kevin Cole
  • Tony Michael Donnelly as Brian

Themes

  • coming of age
  • long island, new york
  • paedophilia
  • male prostitution
  • juvenile delinquent
  • death of mother

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Ratings

IMDb

7.1/10

10,616 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

85%

Metacritic

73/100

Year
2001
Runtime
97 min
Genres
Crime, Drama
Rated
Unrated
Awards
20 wins & 18 nominations

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Cast member
Bruce Altman
Narrative location
New York
Filming location
Long Island
Duration
97
FilmAffinity ID
869692
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2003-06-12
title
L.I.E.
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
73/100
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