"Everything you know about desire is dead wrong."

2003

1h 59m

5.1(437 votes)

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Romance

Overview

Following the gruesome murder of a young woman in her neighborhood, an English teacher living in New York City — as if to test the limits of her own safety —propels herself into an impossibly risky sexual liaison with a police detective.

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Cast & Crew

44 members

Acting

Meg Ryan

Frannie Avery

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Mark Ruffalo

Giovanni A. Malloy

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Jennifer Jason Leigh

Pauline

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Nick Damici

Detective Rodriguez

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Sharrieff Pugh

Cornelius Webb

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Heather Litteer

Angela Sands

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Michael Nuccio

Frannie's Young Father

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Allison Nega

Young Father's Fiancee

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Dominick Aries

Attentive Husband

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Susan Gardner

Perfect Wife

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Daniel T. Booth

Luther Wilker Red Turtle Bartender

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Yaani King Mondschein

Frannie's Student

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Frank Harts

Frannie's Student

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Sebastian Sozzi

Frannie's Student

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Zach Wegner

Frannie's Student

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Patrice O'Neal

Hector

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Arthur J. Nascarella

Captain Crosley

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Funda Duval

Baby Doll Bartender

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Theo Kogan

Baby Doll Bartender

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Sandy Vital

Baby Doll Dancer

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Sharon Riggins

Baby Doll Dancer

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Karen Riggins

Baby Doll Dancer

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Nancy La Scala

Baby Doll Dancer

Costume & Make-Up

Ami Goodheart

Baby Doll Dancer

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Panicker Upendran

Taxi Driver

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Kendra A. Zimmerman

Cafe Waitress

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Michelle Hurst

Teacher at Frannie's School

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Sunrise Coigney

Frannie's Young Mother

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Hal Sherman

Forensic Detective

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Dana Lubotsky

Laundry Room Murder Witness

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Jacinto Taras Riddick

Detective in Precinct

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James Firo

Detective Halloran

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Cordell Clyde

Informer

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Tim House

Baby Doll Bar Customer

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Crew

Julius LeFlore

Cursing Motorist

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Vinny Vella

Concerned Bystander

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Kevin Bacon

John Graham (uncredited)

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Skippy D

Business Owner (uncredited)

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Michelle DiBenedetti

Street Walker (uncredited)

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Sein Gay

Patron (uncredited)

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Michael Ienna

Larry (uncredited)

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Lou Martini Jr.

Sleazy Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Susan Trishel Monsøn

Subway Rider (uncredited)

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Nicole Spruill

Girl at Bar (uncredited)

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