What Lies Beneath
“He was the perfect husband until his one mistake followed them home.”
Norman and Claire Spencer are a seemingly happily married couple who uncover a terrible secret… a secret so disturbing it threatens to destroy them.
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Cast
21 people
Michelle Pfeiffer
Claire Spencer
Known for
Scarface
Dark Shadows
Harrison Ford
Norman Spencer
Known for
Blade Runner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Diana Scarwid
Jody
Known for
Psycho III
Wonderfalls
Joe Morton
Dr. Drayton
Known for
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Speed
James Remar
Warren Feur
Known for
Dexter
IT: Welcome to Derry
Miranda Otto
Mary Feur
Known for
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
War of the Worlds
Wendy Crewson
Elena
Known for
Air Force One
The Santa Clause
Ray Baker
Stan Powell
Known for
Total Recall
Sweet November
Micole Mercurio
Mrs. Frank
Known for
While You Were Sleeping
Flashdance
Amber Valletta
Madison Frank
Known for
Transporter 2
Hitch
Katharine Towne
Caitlin Spencer
Known for
But I'm a Cheerleader
Tell Me You Love Me
Sloane Shelton
Mrs. Templeton
Known for
Lean On Me
Running on Empty
Robert Zemeckis Director · Clark Gregg Screenplay Sarah Kernochan Story
Worldwide gross $291M · Budget $100M · United States release July 21, 2000
Box office
Budget
$100,000,000
Worldwide gross
$291,420,351
Gross vs. budget
2.9×
Production
DreamWorks Pictures
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
ImageMovers
Production
DreamWorks
Studio · Production
20th Century Studios
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 18, 2000
Premiere · Westwood, California
United States · July 21, 2000
Theatrical
Albania
December 15, 2000 · Theatrical
Argentina
October 5, 2000 · Theatrical
Armenia
October 12, 2000 · Theatrical
Australia
November 2, 2000 · Theatrical
Austria
September 29, 2000 · Theatrical
Bahrain
November 17, 2000 · Theatrical
Bangladesh
November 24, 2000 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 11, 2000 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 7, 2000 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
September 29, 2000 · Theatrical
Cambodia
October 20, 2000 · Theatrical
Canada
July 21, 2000 · Theatrical
Chile
September 28, 2000 · Theatrical
China
November 6, 2000 · Theatrical
Colombia
October 12, 2000 · Theatrical
Croatia
November 26, 2000 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 2, 2000 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 13, 2000 · Theatrical
Dominican Republic
September 28, 2000 · Theatrical
Egypt
October 18, 2000 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 24, 2000 · Theatrical
Finland
September 29, 2000 · Theatrical
France
September 1, 2000 · Premiere · Deauville Film Festival
September 13, 2000 · Theatrical
May 10, 2001 · Physical · DVD
April 18, 2013 · Digital
Georgia
October 20, 2000 · Theatrical
Germany
September 28, 2000 · Theatrical
Greece
November 3, 2000 · Theatrical
Guatemala
November 17, 2000 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 24, 2000 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 30, 2000 · Theatrical
Iceland
October 13, 2000 · Theatrical
India
September 15, 2000 · Theatrical
Indonesia
September 23, 2000 · Theatrical · Jakarta
Ireland
October 20, 2000 · Theatrical
Israel
September 21, 2000 · Theatrical
Italy
September 1, 2000 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
December 15, 2000 · Theatrical
Japan
December 9, 2000 · Theatrical
Jordan
September 13, 2000 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
September 13, 2000 · Theatrical
Kenya
September 28, 2000 · Theatrical
Kuwait
September 19, 2001 · Theatrical
Latvia
October 20, 2000 · Theatrical
Lebanon
November 16, 2000 · Theatrical
Lithuania
August 24, 2000 · Theatrical
Malaysia
August 17, 2000 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 26, 2000 · Theatrical
New Zealand
October 12, 2000 · Theatrical
Nicaragua
November 17, 2000 · Theatrical
Nigeria
September 28, 2000 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
October 18, 2000 · Theatrical
Norway
October 23, 2000 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
October 27, 2000 · Theatrical
Oman
September 28, 2000 · Theatrical
Pakistan
September 29, 2000 · Theatrical
Panama
October 5, 2000 · Theatrical
Paraguay
September 28, 2000 · Theatrical
Peru
October 5, 2000 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 4, 2000 · Theatrical
Poland
November 6, 2000 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 20, 2000 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
November 17, 2000 · Theatrical
Qatar
November 3, 2000 · Theatrical
Romania
November 24, 2000 · Theatrical
Russia
August 13, 2000 · Theatrical
February 14, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Serbia
September 13, 2000 · Theatrical
Singapore
September 22, 2000 · Theatrical
Slovakia
November 2, 2000 · Theatrical
Slovenia
November 16, 2000 · Theatrical
South Africa
September 6, 2000 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 30, 2000 · Theatrical
Spain
November 23, 2000 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 3, 2000 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 13, 2000 · Theatrical · French
September 28, 2000 · Theatrical · German
December 22, 2000 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
September 29, 2000 · Theatrical
Thailand
September 22, 2000 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 24, 2000 · Theatrical
Ukraine
October 26, 2000 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
September 15, 2000 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 20, 2000 · Theatrical
Uruguay
October 18, 2000 · Theatrical
Venezuela
October 11, 2000 · Theatrical
Vietnam
December 9, 2000 · Theatrical
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