L.I.E.

L.I.E.

NR 2001 · 97 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, Crime

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.

Directed by Michael Cuesta · Written by Stephen M. Ryder

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Paul Dano Howie Blitzer
Bruce Altman Marty Blitzer
Brian Cox Big John Harrigan
Billy Kay Gary
James Costa Kevin Cole
Tony Michael Donnelly Brian
Walter Masterson Scott
Adam LeFevre Elliot
Chance Kelly Prison Guard
Marcia DeBonis Guidance Counselor

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