L.I.E.

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L.I.E. is a 2001 independent drama film in which Brian Cox delivers a critically acclaimed performance as a complex, morally ambiguous neighbor who forms a fraught relationship with a troubled teenage boy.

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L.I.E. canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
independent film ⓘ
awardNomination Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature ⓘ
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead ⓘ
character Big John Harrigan ⓘ
Howie Blitzer ⓘ
cinematographyBy Horacio Marquínez ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception generally positive reviews ⓘ
director Michael Cuesta ⓘ
distributor Lot 47 Films ⓘ
editedBy Brian A. Kates ⓘ
festivalScreening Sundance Film Festival ⓘ
Toronto International Film Festival ⓘ
filmRating NC-17 ⓘ
genre coming-of-age film ⓘ
drama ⓘ
independent film ⓘ
MPAARatingReason sexual content involving teenagers ⓘ
musicBy Pierre Földes ⓘ
notableFor Brian Cox’s critically acclaimed performance ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrays Brian Cox as Big John Harrigan ⓘ
Paul Dano as Howie Blitzer ⓘ
linked to: Paul Dano
producer Jeffrey Levy-Hinte ⓘ
Michael Cuesta ⓘ
productionCompany Holedigger Films ⓘ
releaseType limited theatrical release ⓘ
releaseYear 2001 ⓘ
runningTimeMinutes 97 ⓘ
settingLocation Long Island Expressway ⓘ
Long Island, New York ⓘ
starring Billy Kay ⓘ
Brian Cox ⓘ
Bruce Altman ⓘ
Paul Franklin Dano ⓘ
linked to: Paul Dano
subjectMatter adolescent sexuality ⓘ
family dysfunction ⓘ
grief ⓘ
intergenerational relationships ⓘ
theme loss of innocence ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
title L.I.E. ⓘ
writer Gerald Cuesta ⓘ
Michael Cuesta ⓘ
Stephen Ryder ⓘ

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Brian Cox → notableWork → L.I.E. ⓘ
Michael Cuesta → notableWork → L.I.E. ⓘ
Michael Cuesta → directed → L.I.E. ⓘ
Paul Dano → notableWork → L.I.E. ⓘ
L.I.E. → title → L.I.E. ⓘ