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L.I.E.(Movie, 2001)

1h 37min | Genres: Drama, Crime
L.I.E.Rating: 3.4/5 (with 4646 votes)
L.I.E. is a 2001 American drama film about a relationship between Howie, a troubled 16-year-old boy, and a middle aged man known as "Big John". The title is an acronym for the Long Island Expressway. The film was directed by Michael Cuesta, who has said that the film is about exploring sexuality. It stars Paul Dano in his first lead role as the boy Howie, and Brian Cox as John. ()
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About L.I.E.

In this biting and disturbing coming-of-age tale from writer-director Michael Cuesta, life is bittersweet along the L.I.E., also known as the Long Island Expressway, as suburban teen Howie Blitzer learns all too clearly. In the space of a week, he loses nearly everything and everyone he knows and is left to navigate his adolescence virtually unsupervised.

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Trailer for L.I.E. + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

L.I.E. (2001) Trailer - Starring Paul Dano, Brian Cox(Trailer, 2:02)

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Additional Information

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: New York
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 11 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 01/20/2001
Director: Michael Cuesta
Producer: Michael Cuesta
Director of Photography: Romeo Tirone
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Sem Saída"
"LIE, l'autoroute de Long Island"
"L.I.E. Long Island Expressway"
"Frente al abismo"
"L.I.E. - Sem Saída"
"Ложь"
"L,I,E Long Island Express Way"
"L.I.E. Long Island Expressway"
"Long Island Expressway"
Budget: 700,000 USD
Revenue: 1,667,192 USD (= 238%)

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