Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

7.2R101 minDirector: Steven Soderbergh

1989 film by Steven Soderbergh

Sex, Lies, and Videotape (often written in all lowercase as sex, lies, and videotape) is a 1989 American independent drama film written and directed by Steven Soderbergh. The plot tells the story of a troubled man who videotapes women discussing their sexuality and fantasies, and its impact on the relationships of a troubled married couple and the wife's younger sister.

Sex, Lies, and Videotape won the Palme d'Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, making Soderbergh the youngest solo director to win the award; he was 26 at the time. The film was influential in revolutionizing the independent film movement in the early 1990s. In 2006, Sex, Lies, and Videotape was added to the United States Library of Congress' National Film Registry, deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Sex, Lies, and Videotape about?
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) — John and Ann Mullany, a junior partner at a law firm and a housewife respectively, are a young, upwardly mobile couple, who most would deem to have a perfect life. Ann's outward perfection belies the fact that she is in therapy, dealing with the stress over worrying about global
Is Sex, Lies, and Videotape based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Sex, Lies, and Videotape scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.