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sex, lies, and videotape

Name: sex, lies, and videotape
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Genre: Drama
Released: 1989-08-04
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo, Ron Vawter

1989 · 1h 41m · Drama

IMDb 7.2 Metacritic 86 RT 96%

Watch it tonight. This is Steven Soderbergh's debut masterpiece that launched a thousand indie dramas—a clever, intimate character study that proves you don't need explosions or high stakes to be utterly gripping. James Spader's understated performance as the videotape-obsessed Graham is mesmerizing, and the film's exploration of desire, vulnerability, and communication still hits hard.

Plot

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.

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Cast: James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo, Ron Vawter

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