True Lies

True Lies

When he said I do, he never said what he did.

R 1994 · 141 min · ★ 7.1 (5K) · Action, Thriller

A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.

Directed by James Cameron · Written by James Cameron

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