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Separate Lies

Play trailer Poster for Separate Lies R,  2005,  1h 27m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 72% 85 Reviews Tomatometer 47% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
72% Tomatometer 85 Reviews 47% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
James Manning (Tom Wilkinson), a successful business lawyer, and his younger wife, Anne (Emily Watson), split time between a London apartment and a lush country estate. The couple's seemingly perfect marriage gets complicated when their handsome and wealthy neighbor, Bill (Rupert Everett), returns to town and Anne begins sleeping with him. After Bill and Anne are linked to a hit-and-run death, James, aware of the affair, must choose whether to protect his wife or come forward to the police.
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Critics Consensus

Though the characters in this tasteful adult drama keep a stiff upper lip, the moral dilemmas are nuanced and the emotional pain feels real.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Jun 28, 2022
Wilkinson, returning to meatier fare after Batman Begins and The Exorcism of Emily Rose, gives one of the most complex performances of his career, and the leads are ably assisted by Linda Bassett... Go to Full Review
Jamie Woolley BBC.com Nov 1, 2005
3/5
A solidly made but strangely lightweight drama. Go to Full Review
Raoul Hernandez Austin Chronicle Oct 30, 2005
3.5/5
Julian Fellowes is two for two. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jun 9, 2010
B
Wilkinson and Watson give sharply observed performances, that don't allow the film to become a sudser. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Apr 19, 2009
B+
"Separate Lies" is a hearty mystery/drama that blooms as a succinct social critique of British aristocracy. Go to Full Review
Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile May 13, 2006
A fascinating character study of lies, truth and the consequences Go to Full Review
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Julian Fellowes

Director

Tom Wilkinson

James Manning

Emily Watson

Anne Manning

Rupert Everett

William Bule

Linda Bassett

Maggie

David Harewood

Inspector Marshall

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Synopsis James Manning (Tom Wilkinson), a successful business lawyer, and his younger wife, Anne (Emily Watson), split time between a London apartment and a lush country estate. The couple's seemingly perfect marriage gets complicated when their handsome and wealthy neighbor, Bill (Rupert Everett), returns to town and Anne begins sleeping with him. After Bill and Anne are linked to a hit-and-run death, James, aware of the affair, must choose whether to protect his wife or come forward to the police.
Director
Julian Fellowes
Screenwriter
Nigel Balchin, Julian Fellowes
Distributor
Fox
Production Co
Celador Productions
Rating
R (Some Sexual References|Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 16, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$923.3K
Runtime
1h 27m
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