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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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 of America
surface form: 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
surface form: Paul Dano as Howie Blitzer
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 Dano
surface form: Paul Franklin Dano
subjectMatter adolescent sexuality
family dysfunction
grief
intergenerational relationships
theme loss of innocence
moral ambiguity
title L.I.E. self-link
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. self-link