sex, lies, and videotape
1989 · 101 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 61,614 VOTES · DIR. Steven Soderbergh
Overview
Ann, a frustrated wife, enters into counseling due to a troubled marriage. Unbeknownst to her, her husband John has begun an affair with her sister. When John’s best friend Graham arrives, his penchant for interviewing women about their sex lives forever changes John and Ann’s rocky marriage.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,067 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:40 Garbage.
00:03:45 - So, racquetball Thursday, right? - How about 7.30?
00:07:00 No. Mm-mm.
00:11:35 Hi. Um, John Millaney, please. This is his wife.
00:15:06 So, what's with the get-up?
00:18:15 - Do you want some help? - No, no, really, I'm fine.
00:23:13 And I think that stuff about women wantin' it just as bad as men is crap.
00:26:36 Oh.
00:31:13 I say it because it's descriptive.
00:34:40 So, I was just, you know, just thinking away, and then I just...
00:38:07 - You just ask them questions? - Yes.
00:41:52 Thanks.
00:45:55 And I said he could if I could watch him take one, too.
00:50:23 Do you like the way I look?
00:54:24 It's my Brando. That's pretty good, isn't it? Marlon Brando.
00:58:13 I have a late lunch by myself and now I'm fuckin' somebody?
01:01:44 I know.
01:05:10 Look, are we gonna do it or not?
01:11:43 Do it.
01:17:02 Tell me your name.
01:21:25 Lying is like alcoholism, you're continually recovering.
01:25:33 - Why not? - Don't do that.
01:34:01 Anyway, as I've always said, work is critical.
03:02:05 - It's a nice dress.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,067
Dialogue density10.6 lines / min
First line00:00:40
Final line03:02:05
Production Record
DirectorSteven Soderbergh
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,200,000
Revenue$24,741,667
IMDb votes61,614