Sleeping with the Enemy

1991

Sleeping with the Enemy

Critics Consensus

A game Julia Roberts gives it her all, but Sleeping with the Enemy is one stalker thriller that's unlikely to inspire many obsessions of its own.

21%

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Total Count: 33

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Audience Score

User Ratings: 63,811
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Movie Info

In this thriller, the unhappy Laura Burney (Julia Roberts) attempts to escape her miserable marriage and her obsessive, violent husband (Patrick Bergin) by faking a watery death. She travels to a small Southern town and takes on the quiet identity of Sara Waters. As she begins to enjoy her new-found life and freedom, she falls in love with her down-to-earth next-door neighbor, only to find out that her crazed husband has discovered her deception.

Cast

Julia Roberts
as Sara Waters/Laura Burney
Patrick Bergin
as Martin Burney
Kevin Anderson
as Ben Woodward
Elizabeth Lawrence
as Chloe
Kyle Secor
as Fleishman
Claudette Nevins
as Dr. Rissner
Tony Abatemarco
as Locke
Marita Geraghty
as Julie
Harley Venton
as Garber
Sandi Shackelford
as Edna
Bonnie Johnson
as Mrs. Nepper
Mark Fincannon
Graham Harrington
as Minister
Pam Plummer
Nancy Fish
as Woman on Bus
Karen Rea
Todd Thaler
John David Ward
as Straw-Haired Boy
Sharon J. Robinson
as Sharon the Nurse
John D. Ward
as Theater Student
Sharon Robinson
as Sharon the Nurse
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Audience Reviews for Sleeping with the Enemy

  • Mar 11, 2012
    It's competently made, but it suffers from broadly drawn characters and a plot that's much too obvious. Call it a thriller for people who can't quite handle scares and suspense. You won't find any surprises here.
    Forrest S Super Reviewer
  • Jun 23, 2011
    Really really scary. It's sad how things like this actually happen and the plot was really carefully thought about and written well. Julia Roberts was astounding and I had nothing but empathy for her character. Found myself screaming at the T.V and rooting for her. It's a definite must see!
    Bethany M Super Reviewer
  • Jan 30, 2010
    Julia Roberts plays a battered housewife who's living in terror and fear of her husband.Patrick Bergin is the vicious controlling husband who beats her up for the slightest infraction; if the towels are not lined up correctly in the bathroom or the items in the cabinets are not set a certain way. She fakes her own death, moves to a small town in Iowa and starts over. She meets nice guy played by Kevin Anderson but her husband figures out she's alive and begins hunting her. I recommend this edge-of-your-seat thriller to those of you who like a nice, suspenseful thriller or are fans of Julia Roberts
    Deb S Super Reviewer
  • Oct 22, 2009
    What happens when a beautiful young woman finds and marries her Prince Charming and he turns out to be a psychotic monster.. The movie, a desperate-to-be-Hitchcockian, thriller, casts, (Julia Roberts) as Laura Burney, whose husband, the suave Martin, (Patrick Bergin), is actually a vicious, crazy, wife-beating slug!!!!
    ♥Robyn Super Reviewer
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