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True Lies

True Lies

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

141 minEN 7.115 July 1994
ActionThriller
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.
Budget: $115,000,000Box Office: $378,900,000
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Viewer Comments

John Chard
For a 1994 release, this is remarkable. Throw in a tremendously funny script that gives Tom Arnold & Bill Paxton comedy gold roles to revel in; and what you get is a Worldwide box office profit of nearly $264 million.
Sandra Taylor
Our group thought a few too many subplots that don't go anywhere. I'd recommend it with caveats.
CinemaSerf
you'll notice that “Harry” (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a government agent embroiled in tracking down some nefarious Middle Eastern terrorists whilst presenting the façade of a meek computer salesmen to his wife. When the jihadist “Aziz” (Art Malik) kidnaps both wife and would-be lover, it falls to “Harry” to use all of his wiles to save the world from devastation and to save his own marriage from the doldrums. Though the story isn’t so new, it’s the engaging chemistry between Arnie, JLC and Paxton that really keeps this entertaining as the adventure kicks in and we have loads of action-packed scenarios; some typically daft buffoonery; lots of death-defying and the pyrotechnics go mad as the story races along.

Viewer Opinions (8)

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Sandra Taylor@the_taylor_opinion183 opinions · User since 2014
★★★☆☆ 6.6
we found decent cinematography, nothing special. Our group thought a few too many subplots that don't go anywhere.
30 March 1996User Review
misubisu@misubisu
★★★★★ 10.0
Tom Arnold is the ideal, motor-mouthed sidekick. They form a constellation of roles who are all memorable, funny, and vital to the machine.
18 January 2026VerifiedUser Review
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gricket@gricket
In an homage to the secret agent genre, the film opens with an action / glamour set-piece that is more James Bond than a 21st century 007 film. Watching "True Lies" left me thinking.
7 March 2021VerifiedUser Review

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