L.I.E.
With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He and his friend Gary spend their time burglarizing their neighbors' homes — until they make the mistake of robbing the house of Big John, a macho former Marine who is also an unrepentant pedophile. He propositions Howie, who declines, but the two eventually develop an unlikely and dangerous friendship.
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Cast
10 people
Paul Dano
Howie Blitzer
Known for
There Will Be Blood
Swiss Army Man
Bruce Altman
Marty Blitzer
Known for
Mr. Robot
Matchstick Men
Brian Cox
Big John Harrigan
Known for
Succession
The Bourne Supremacy
Billy Kay
Gary
Known for
Halloween: Resurrection
The Battle of Shaker Heights
James Costa
Kevin Cole
Known for
Mimic
Joe the King
Tony Michael Donnelly
Brian
Known for
Fallen
Walter Masterson
Scott
Also in
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Abduction of Zack Butterfield
Adam LeFevre
Elliot
Known for
Arthur and the Invisibles
Storm of the Century
Chance Kelly
Prison Guard
Known for
Generation Kill
American Sniper
Marcia DeBonis
Guidance Counselor
Known for
The Time Traveler's Wife
13 Going on 30
Michael Cuesta Director · Stephen M. Ryder Writer Gerald Cuesta Writer
Worldwide gross $1.7M · Budget $700K · United States release September 7, 2001
Box office
Budget
$700,000
Worldwide gross
$1,667,192
Gross vs. budget
2.4×
Production
Alter Ego Entertainment
Production
Belladonna Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 20, 2001
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · September 7, 2001
Limited theatrical
France
January 15, 2003 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 28, 2003 · Physical · DVD
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