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L.I.E.

2001 · 97 min

Crime, Drama

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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Appeals to viewers drawn to morally uncomfortable coming-of-age dramas that explore damaged relationships without easy judgment or resolution.

Tone
bleak, tense, melancholic
Payoff
unease, reflection
Pacing
steady
Intensity
intense
Structure
linear
Themes
grief, adolescent alienation, moral ambiguity, exploitation, dangerous intimacy
Setting
contemporary, affluent northeastern suburb

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