Sleeping Dogs Lie

Sleeping Dogs Lie (2005)

  • 64% of critics liked it
    (50 reviews)

  • 38% of users liked it
    (4,621 ratings)

A youthful indiscretion threatens to derail the relationship between an otherwise predictable young woman and her nice-guy fiancé in director Bob Goldthwait's revealing look at the high price of honesty in committed relationships. To the unassuming eye, Amy is a normal young woman with a bright… More

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R, 1 hr. 29 min.
Directed By
Bobcat Goldthwait
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Oct 20, 2006 Wide
On DVD
Apr 10, 2007
Samuel Goldwyn Films

Critic Reviews

  • Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

    Plays into an almost primal fear that there's something so awful in your past that if you spill the beans the other person will split -- no matter how much he or she professes that nothing you could say would ever have that effect.

  • Peter Howell, Toronto Star

    It's not like Amy was a serial canine abuser, for crying out loud. Had she been, the movie would be much more disgusting but also a lot more interesting and potentially more funny.

  • Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

    Improbably, the movie manages to regroup after its outrageous opening and turn into an unpredictable, almost sweet, romantic comedy about the limits of candour.

  • Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

    Sleeping Dogs Lie is worse than offensive, it's boring, and these busy days that's really unforgivable.

  • Lou Lumenick, New York Post

    Sleeping Dogs Lie does collar big laughs for anyone who isn't skeeved out by the whole idea.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Gordon A


    After seeing the triumphant 'World's Best Dad' I saught out this earlier work from Goldthwait and wasn't disappointed. Tackling the fundamental life questions around truth and honesty in relationships, it dares to challenge the romcom cliche 'honesty is always… More

  • Lorenzo v


    <i>"A youthful, impulsive sexual encounter opens the door to a dark comedy about the complexities of honesty."</i> An impulsive sexual encounter from her past haunts Amy, an otherwise seemingly normal young woman with a bright future and nice-guy fiancé. But… More

  • Leigh R


    What? This is so not normal...

  • Red L


    Tackles an interesting question. Should you tell your lover/fiancé absolutely every little secret about your past? I enjoyed the film; sometimes a white lie might be necessary.

  • Walter M


    [font=Century Gothic]In "Sleeping Dogs Lie," Amy(Melinda Page Hamilton), a teacher, has just gotten engaged to John(Bryce Johnson), a would-be writer who has not gotten past the delivery department of the local weekly newspaper. Before the ceremonial visit to her strict… More

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