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L.I.E.

★ 6.7 2001 97 min NR DramaCrime

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.

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Released in 2001, L.I.E. sits inside the 2000s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
2001-09-07
Rating
NR
TMDB score
6.7/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America
Studio
Alter Ego Entertainment, Belladonna Productions
Topicscoming of agelong island, new yorkpaedophiliamale prostitutionjuvenile delinquentdeath of mother

This title is available from the shared catalog, but it is not published as an index-targeted page for this specialty edition.

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