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Metascore
51 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 35 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

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  • Starring: Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer
  • Summary: A professor (Ford) investigates the murder of a beautiful college student who has been appearing to his wife (Pfeiffer).

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 35
  3. Negative: 4 out of 35
  1. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Shawn Levy
    83
    As it unwinds, What Lies becomes both masterful and preposterous.
  2. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Gemma Files
    60
    An unexpectedly adult emotional rollercoaster with some very cold and unsettling things to say about men, women, marriage, and the lies we so often tell each other.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    30
    At once illogical and insultingly stupid, filled with dead-end twists and the sort of dialogue that makes a mockery of actual adult relations.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. RandyJ
    10
    A Brilliant first-rate classic. Mind blowing intelligence and incredible acting deliver the small blows. Sheer terrifying brilliance delivers the rest. A perfectly cast mind-blowing tour-de-force, stunning and superb. The greatest horror movie of our time.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. Nickkk
    9
    A smart thriller with brilliant acting from Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer. Definitively one of my favorites. While focusing on the problems of an apparently normal relationship, "What Lies Beneath" has some original scary moments and much suspense.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JakeG
    1
    A stupid plotline really. I mean ghosts in a house? Ghosts going into people's bodies? Corny.
    • 0 of 2 users said yes

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