Sleeping with the Enemy

Sleeping with the Enemy

She is a stranger in a small town. She changed her name. Her looks. Her life. All to escape the most dangerous man she's ever met. Her husband.

Directed by Joseph Ruben

Produced by 20th Century Fox, Leonard Goldberg Productions

199199 min6.5 / 10

A tense psychological thriller about domestic abuse and the inescapable grip of a controlling, violent husband, built on sustained paranoia and the protagonist's desperate fight for freedom.

A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Sleeping with the Enemy scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Sleeping with the Enemy easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Sleeping with the Enemy violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is Sleeping with the Enemy sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does Sleeping with the Enemy end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

45/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity49

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise40

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Sleeping with the Enemy

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Sleeping with the Enemy

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Sleeping with the Enemy, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Sleeping with the Enemy, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sleeping with the Enemy, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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