Sleeping with the Enemy
She is a stranger in a small town. She changed her name. Her looks. Her life. All to escape the most dangerous man she's ever met. Her husband.
1991 | 99m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Joseph Ruben |
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| Writer: | Nancy Price, Ronald Bass |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 13, 1991 |
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| Director: | Joseph Ruben |
| Writer: | Nancy Price, Ronald Bass |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | drowning, iowa, violent husband, psychological abuse, domestic abuse, escape, domestic violence, older man younger woman relationship, beach house, nursing home, cape cod, fake death, physical abuse, jealous husband, blind mother, rich husband, drama teacher, suspense, controlling husband |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Leonard Goldberg Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $175,000,000
Budget: $19,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Julia Roberts | Laura Burney / Sara Walters |
| Patrick Bergin | Martin Burney |
| Kevin Anderson | Ben Woodward |
| Elizabeth Lawrence | Chloe Williams |
| Kyle Secor | John Fleishman |
| Tony Abatemarco | Locke |
| Claudette Nevins | Dr. Rissner |
| Marita Geraghty | Julie |
| Nancy Fish | Woman on Bus |
| Harley Venton | Garber |
| Sandi Shackelford | Edna |
| Bonnie Johnson | Mrs. Nepper |
| Graham Harrington | Minister |
| John Ward | Theater Student |
| Sharon J. Robinson | Sharon the Nurse |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Pete Romano | Underwater Camera |
| George Bowers | Editor |
| Doug Kraner | Production Design |
| John Lindley | Director of Photography |
| C. Tad Devlin | Unit Production Manager |
| Myles Aronowitz | Still Photographer |
| Ed Callahan | Sound Effects Editor |
| John Morris | Sound Effects Editor |
| Claude F. Powell | Construction Coordinator |
| G. Marq Roswell | Music Supervisor |
| Kevin E. Carpenter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Nancy Price | Novel |
| Joseph P. Lucky | Art Direction |
| Karen Rea | Casting |
| Dana Lynne Taylor | Production Coordinator |
| Phil Hetos | Color Timer |
| Doreen Lane | Casting Associate |
| Doron Shauly | Assistant Editor |
| Ken Lavet | Location Manager |
| Kenn Smiley | Set Costumer |
| Chris Carpenter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rick Hart | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kenneth Hall | Music Editor |
| Carl Fischer | Boom Operator |
| Chris Connelly | Sound Recordist |
| Bob Newlan | Dialogue Editor |
| Jon R. Tower | Gaffer |
| Lucy Coldsnow-Smith | Dialogue Editor |
| Christopher Koefoed | Associate Editor |
| Mark Fincannon | Local Casting |
| Linda Corbin | Foley Mixer |
| Tim Webb | Sound Recordist |
| Richard Dean | Makeup Artist, Key Makeup Artist |
| Russell Solberg | Stunts |
| Richard Hornung | Costume Designer |
| Lee Poll | Set Decoration |
| John Benson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Calvin Joe Acord | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Kaye Pownall | Key Hair Stylist |
| Stan Tropp | Set Designer |
| Robert Ulland | Steadicam Operator |
| Corey B. Yugler | Script Supervisor |
| Susumu Tokunow | Sound Mixer |
| Tom Priestley Jr. | Camera Operator |
| Robin Harlan | Foley Artist |
| Thomas Ford | Best Boy Electric |
| Michael J. Benavente | ADR Editor |
| Joe Dorn | Foley Editor |
| Fred Johanns | Rigging Gaffer |
| Pam Plummer | Local Casting |
| Alexandra Root | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Maria R. Kelly | Stunts |
| Susan Dudeck | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Michael Magill | Dialogue Editor |
| Michael E. Steele | First Assistant Director |
| Sam Moore | Property Master |
| Allen Hartz | ADR Editor |
| Julie A. Bloom | Second Assistant Director |
| Noah Blough | Foley Editor |
| Sarah Monat | Foley Artist |
| Mike H. McGaughy | Stunts |
| Bill Jelliffe | Stunts |
| Joseph Ruben | Director |
| Ronald Bass | Screenplay |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Conductor, Original Music Composer |
| Kimberly Adams | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Walter Scott | Stunt Coordinator |
| Patricia Birch | Choreographer |
| Richard King | Sound Effects Editor |
| Todd M. Thaler | Local Casting |
| Alexander Courage | Orchestrator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| C. Tad Devlin | Associate Producer |
| Michael E. Steele | Associate Producer |
| Leonard Goldberg | Producer |
| Jeffrey Chernov | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 27 | 37 | 17 |
| 2024 | 5 | 30 | 45 | 20 |
| 2024 | 6 | 30 | 50 | 18 |
| 2024 | 7 | 28 | 47 | 18 |
| 2024 | 8 | 25 | 39 | 19 |
| 2024 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 14 |
| 2024 | 10 | 25 | 53 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 | 25 | 57 | 15 |
| 2024 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 14 |
| 2025 | 1 | 23 | 35 | 16 |
| 2025 | 2 | 19 | 34 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 9 | 778 | 857 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 8 | 947 | 947 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 4 | 885 | 935 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 3 | 653 | 663 |