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About
After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.
Theatrical
Jul 16, 1999
Box Office
$162.1M
Budget
$65.0M
Return
2.5x
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 25, 2025
Theaters
22
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures, Stanley Kubrick Productions, Pole Star, Hobby Films
Keywords
new york city
sexual obsession
prostitute
based on novel or book
christmas party
eroticism
orgy
masked ball
sacrifice
secret society
marriage
cult
conspiracy
marijuana
consumerism
mansion
doctor
relationship
lust
drugs
disguise
illegal prostitution
sexual desire
ego
bribery
voyeurism
christmas
male egos
sex party
marital crisis
costume shop
hooker
provocative
shaggy dog story
Quotes
See all →A Critical Conversation About Love and Desire
Alice
I do love you and you know there is something very important we need to do as soon as possible.
Bill
What's that?
Alice
Fuck.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Truth and Perception in Reality and Dreams
Bill
Are you sure of that?
Alice
Am I sure? Only as sure as I am that the reality of one night, let alone that of a whole lifetime, can ever be the whole truth.
Bill
And no dream is ever just a dream.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
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Tom Cruise
Dr. William Harford
Nicole Kidman
Alice Harford
S
Sydney Pollack
Victor Ziegler
M
Marie Richardson
Marion
R
Rade Šerbedžija
Milich
T
Todd Field
Nick Nightingale
V
Vinessa Shaw
Domino
A
Alan Cumming
Desk Clerk
S
Sky du Mont
Sandor Szavost
F
Fay Masterson
Sally
L
Leelee Sobieski
Milich's Daughter
T
Thomas Gibson
Carl
M
Madison Eginton
Helena Harford
J
Julienne Davis
Mandy
J
Jackie Sawiris
Roz
L
Leslie Lowe
Illona
P
Peter Hans Benson
Bandleader
M
Michael Doven
Ziegler's Secretary
S
Stewart Thorndike
Nuala
R
Randall Paul
Harris
