True Lies

Name: True Lies
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 1994-07-15
Duration: 2 h 21 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Tia Carrere

1994·Movie·R·141 min·★ 7.1(4,616)

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“When he said I do, he never said what he did.”

A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.

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About True Lies

True Lies is a 1994 English-language action and thriller film directed by James Cameron. The cast is led by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold. It has a runtime of 2h 21m. Viewers rate it 7.1/10 across 4600 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on YouTube TV.

True Lies was produced by Lightstorm Entertainment and 20th Century Fox and made in United States of America. It was released on July 15, 1994, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $115 million, it went on to gross $379 million worldwide.

Director: James Cameron
Writers: James Cameron, Claude Zidi, Simon Michaël
Release date: July 15, 1994
OTT release: December 12, 2023
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $115 million
Box office: $379 million
Production: Lightstorm Entertainment, 20th Century Fox

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True Lies cast & crew

True Lies was directed by James Cameron and written by James Cameron, Claude Zidi, and Simon Michaël.

The cast features Arnold Schwarzenegger as Harry, Jamie Lee Curtis as Helen, Tom Arnold as Gib, Bill Paxton as Simon, Tia Carrere as Juno, and Art Malik as Aziz.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Brad Fiedel, cinematography is by Russell Carpenter, and it was produced by Lawrence Kasanoff and Rae Sanchini.

Is True Lies worth watching?

True Lies holds an audience score of 7.1/10 from 4,616 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed action films.

At 2h 21m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy action and thriller, True Lies is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch True Lies

In United States, you can stream True Lies on YouTube TV, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on December 12, 2023.

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