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.
Title | L.I.E. |
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Year | 2001 |
Genre | Drama, Crime |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Alter Ego Entertainment, Belladonna Productions |
Cast | Paul Dano, Bruce Altman, Brian Cox, Billy Kay, James Costa, Tony Michael Donnelly |
Crew | Stephen M. Ryder (Writer), Gerald Cuesta (Writer), Michael Cuesta (Director), Michael Cuesta (Writer), Rene Bastian (Producer), Linda Moran (Producer) |
Keyword | coming of age, long island, new york, paedophilia, male prostitution, juvenile delinquent, death of mother |
Release | Sep 07, 2001 |
Runtime | 97 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.70 / 10 by 116 users |
Popularity | 11 |
Budget | 700,000 |
Revenue | 1,667,192 |
Language | English |