L.I.E.

2001 "On the Long Island Expressway there are lanes going east, lanes going west, and lanes going straight to hell."
7.1| 1h37m| NR| en
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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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Clevercell Very disappointing...
Cebalord Very best movie i ever watch
Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic
Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
arul-nandaraja I like Howie Blitzer's acting & gave 9 stars because of this
PeachHamBeach L.I.E. (Long Island Expressway) is a realistic portrayal of wayward, disaffected youth on Long Island NY and the one boy in the midst of them that only needs a guiding influence in his life. Howie (Paul Franklin Dano) has lost his mother (offscreen). His Dad has already got a new bimbo in the house, and has questionable work ethics that have the FBI watching him like a hawk. Meanwhile, Howie goes neglected, so he has befriended several J.D.s in the neighborhood, including the tattooed young hustler Gary (Billy Kay). If you enjoyed (or even not so enjoyed but were impressed with) films like THIRTEEN, KIDS, and BULLY, you will find L.I.E. a riveting, compelling story of children who have fallen through the cracks. The Big John character (Brian Cox) is not meant to be viewed as a hero. He is a pedophile, simple and plain. He does one "good" deed, but if the story had ended differently, it would have remained to be seen whether Big John's actions were truly honorable. So he is no hero. Lots of bad people do good things every day. This isn't a movie that makes judgments and makes decisions for the viewer.
jdmotorcross15 L.I.E THE BEST MOVIE EVER. Hey I'm Joel from Toronto Ontario Canada I'm 18 and i was whouldring if any one know's Howie's E-mail because i want to Congratulat him on a really good movie it really reached me he is just like me and one day hopefully i can get a hold of him i seen the movie in 2001 and now it's 2007 it's really been a long time but the movie is still in my mind so if any one can help me out and get my e-mail to Howie that would be greatly aperhated THANK U SO MUCH CAN'T WAIT TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT THE Movie MY E-MAIL IS jdmotorcross15@hotmail.com plz send me back a messege thank u so much thanks agine bye for now.
Race Dowling (racedowling) As a sexuality educator I was impressed by the straightforward, nonjudgmental nature of a rather difficult topic. I vacillated between giving this film an 8 or a 9 and decided on 9 because we need more films like this. This topic requires understanding, not acceptance mind you, but real honest understanding. The very fact that it was given an nc-17 rating is part of the problem with our society. There was about as much sex as I've seen in R or even PG-13 movies, the rating was obviously ONLY because of the uncomfortable subject matter. How can society solve a problem that it clearly does not even want to talk about, let alone understand?