Movie

Sleeping with the Enemy

“She is a stranger in a small town. She changed her name. Her looks. Her life. All to escape the most dangerous man she's ever met. Her husband.”

★ 6.5(1,228)19911h 39m

Drama Thriller

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Sleeping with the Enemy is streaming on Disney Plus in Mexico. Availability checked 16 June 2026.

Where to watch Sleeping with the Enemy

🇲🇽 Mexico

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Good to know

Director: Joseph Ruben
Release date: 1991-01-13
Runtime: 1h 39m
Language: English
Box office: $175,000,000
Budget: $19,000,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: 20th Century Fox

Sleeping with the Enemy — trailer

About Sleeping with the Enemy

Sleeping with the Enemy is a 1991 movie in the Drama and Thriller genres, directed by Joseph Ruben, starring Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin and Kevin Anderson. It has a runtime of 1 hour 39 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.5/10 from 1,228 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Sleeping with the Enemy in Mexico — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.

Cast

Julia Roberts

Laura Burney / Sara Walters

Patrick Bergin

Martin Burney

Kevin Anderson

Ben Woodward

Elizabeth Lawrence

Chloe Williams

Kyle Secor

John Fleishman

Tony Abatemarco

Locke

Claudette Nevins

Dr. Rissner

Marita Geraghty

Julie

Nancy Fish

Woman on Bus

Harley Venton

Garber

Sandi Shackelford

Edna

Bonnie Johnson

Mrs. Nepper

Themes & keywords

drowningescapeiowaviolent husbandpsychological abusedomestic abusedomestic violenceolder man younger woman relationshipbeach housenursing homecape codfake deathphysical abusejealous husbandblind mother