Arnold Schwarzenegger, Art Malik, Bill Paxton

Marital problems plague an international spy who works for Omega Sector, a top-secret government agency charged with the intervention of nuclear terrorism.

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R, 2 hrs. 21 min.

Directed by: James Cameron

Release Date: July 15, 1994

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DVD Release Date: May 25, 1999

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  • September 28, 2009
    Truly awful, not my kind of film at all
  • September 22, 2009
    A tremendously entertaining and spectacular action extravaganza. It's a smart, fresh, furiously funny and teriffic film. Loaded with amasing action and gut-busting laughs. An unstoppable and unforgettable thrill-machine that you will love to watch again andd again. Thrilling, rel...( read more)entlessly exciting and truly exhilerating. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis are teriffic together, adding a spec of romance to this awsome adventure. Tom Arnold is a riot of great humor. A fantastic action-comedy. This is truly one of Arnold's best films.
  • July 18, 2009
    Great Bond type play here. The fantastic opening action sequence, harrier jet finale, horse chase sequence with toilet shoot out, gun battle in the baddie camp and Bill Paxton really hamming it up well hahaha its all here. The action looks awesome and it doesn't stop, not as viol...( read more)ent as Arnies regular gun fests but still impressive. Tia Carrere is hot as hell and even Tom Arnold can raise a smile.
  • April 21, 2009
    An action comedy, that should be described as an action film, with funny moments. Not that parts aren't hilarious, but this film is fairly serious. It's no poor parody such as Johnny English. Schwarzenegger also doesn't have to act hapless or comical to get the laughs. The premis...( read more)e is great, a secret agent puts the world at risk when he uses his methods and equipment to spy on his wife and investigate her affair. It's the perfect set-up for a look at the male ego and fear of emasculation. To top it off it's all wrapped up in a disguise of the exact genre that appeals to men. Not that the film lampoons either it's themes or genre. Everything is treated with the utmost respect. That's why True Lies is so successful. It has real people in a familiar unreal world. It's hardcore action, quick one-liners and always a little something more. How about this for a metaphor? Schwarzenegger literally juggles home life and his professional career as he tries to shake a terrorist off one wing of a fighter jet, and at the same time must save his daughter, hanging from the front. It's a film of real intelligence but is often to modest to admit it.
  • April 20, 2009
    A bored houseiwfe (Jamie) seeks adventure with a con man pretending to be a spy. She doesn't know that her husband (Arnie) leads a double life and is a real spy. Arnie and Jamie are very funny. I love the dancing scene and the machine gun on the stairs scene. I've been on the bri...( read more)dge at the end of the movie.
  • November 10, 2009
    don't you just love him
  • October 31, 2009
    Do u want to know that Arabs are terrorists and wife of Arnold, she is basically a foolish a coward woman in movie, becomes heroin when she cannot even fire on terrorists. Just because gun drop her hand had automatically kill all of terrorists and not her husband (wow). And Arnol...( read more)d's daughter who is a kid is also a patriot
    Dont know what type of people like this???? May be there are some reasons
  • October 31, 2009
    This movie has some of the greatest action ever and comedy that whacks at least 69% of comedies these days and by James Cameron you cant go wrong.
  • October 30, 2009
    I just love Schwarzenegger`s movies, their so much fun:) & Dushku was soo adorable young haha
  • October 21, 2009
    What can i say?I m a spy.Harry Tasker

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    Director:James Cameron
    Cast:Arnold Schwarzenegger,Jamie Lee Curtis,Tom Arnold,Charleton Heston
    Genre:Action,Comedy
    Year of release:1994
    Running Time:132 minutes

    Plot:
    Harry Tasker: devoted father, husband, and computer salesman. Or so everyone thinks. In reality, Tasker is a spy in one of the United States government's highest branches. As Tasker continues to keep his profession a secret from his family, his wife, Helen, begins to surreptitiously meet with a used car salesman, Simon. Upon discovering this, Tasker sets out on a personal mission to win his wife back and find out Simon's true motives. Meanwhile, a Middle Eastern terrorist organization known as "Crimson Jihad" is on the rise, threatening nuclear war with the United States if their demands are not met. As the clock winds down, Tasker must not only fight against the bloodthirsty terrorists, but also fight to regain the trust of his family.

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Critic Reviews


January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

On the basis of stunts, special effects and pure action, it delivers sensationally. full review

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  • terris85017
    April 4, 2009
    (1995 Director: James Cameron) Harry (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has been leading a double life as a computer salesman/CIA agent, only his love legal secy wife, Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis) has no clue. In fact, her dull life leads her to an affair.. That is when the story begins!

    Tom Arnold (Arnold's CIA buddy) Bill Paxton (used car salesman) & even Charleton Heston (Head of CIA) & lots of laughs for a well written & acted spy thriller.
  • mikkijor
    June 13, 2008
    I thought this was a great movie, action packed and funny.
  • GreenGoblin92
    January 22, 2008
    That "sexy dancing scene" was the most sensual scene I've ever seen in any movies.
  • EricEMAN
    August 16, 2007
    This is a good movie. I like the action that it delivers and it did keep you interested in what was going to happen next. I liked it!!!
  • fairieofloki
    July 13, 2007
    Love the dance Jamie Lee Curtis does.

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  • THIS IS TO THE PERSON WHO POSTED THIS QUESTION WITH THE WRONG ANSWERS!! so ill do it again with the correct answer.... put these movies in order from the first to be released to the most recent. ABYSS ALIEN TERMINATOR TRUE LIES TITANIC   Answer »
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