
Separate Lies
2005, Drama, 1h 27m
87 Reviews 2,500+ RatingsWhat to know
critics consensus
Though the characters in this tasteful adult drama keep a stiff upper lip, the moral dilemmas are nuanced and the emotional pain feels real. Read critic reviews
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Movie Info
James Manning (Tom Wilkinson), a successful business lawyer, and his younger wife, Anne (Emily Watson), split time between a London apartment and a lush country estate. The couple's seemingly perfect marriage gets complicated when their handsome and wealthy neighbor, Bill (Rupert Everett), returns to town and Anne begins sleeping with him. After Bill and Anne are linked to a hit-and-run death, James, aware of the affair, must choose whether to protect his wife or come forward to the police.
Cast & Crew
Tom Wilkinson
James Manning
James Manning
Emily Watson
Anne Manning
Anne Manning
Rupert Everett
William Bule
William Bule
Linda Bassett
Maggie
Maggie
David Harewood
Inspector Marshall
Inspector Marshall
John Neville
Rawston
Rawston
Critic Reviews for Separate Lies
Audience Reviews for Separate Lies
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Sep 25, 2012Nice! A great British thriller executed by great actors. Classic themes but nicely presented in an original storyline.John B Super Reviewer
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Jan 18, 2009Separate lies, starring Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, and Rupert Everett is a good drama. A film that centers on a love triangle of a married couple and a death of a neighbor intersects these people...very good film.Mason W Super Reviewer
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Jun 07, 2008It's alright but it's been done many times before and I can't remember anything unique about it.Sunil J Super Reviewer
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Dec 07, 2006[font=Century Gothic]In "Separate Lies", James Manning(Tom Wilkinson) is a high powered solicitor who commutes to London from his home in Buckinghamshire, where he lives with his wife, Anne(Emily Watson). Despite his reluctance, Anne throws a cocktail party but James ducks out by staying late at the office. In the meantime, their housekeeper's husband was killed by a hit and run driver. After noticing a scratch on the car belonging to their neighbor, William Bule(Rupert Everett), James confronts him and gets an admission of guilt and a promise to turn himself in to the police. When presented with this news, Anne is taken aback because not only was she in the car with William when it happened, but she was actually behind the wheel. To make matters even worse, William and Anne have been having an affair.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]"Separate Lies" is an understated drama with some very powerful scenes. Themes of success, guilt and morality are handled in a very intriguing manner. [/font][font=Century Gothic]The movie is buoyed by an excellent performance by Tom Wilkinson. And nobody does leonine decadence like Rupert Everett.[/font]Walter M Super Reviewer
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