Sex, Lies, and Videotape

Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Steven Soderbergh
Written by	Steven Soderbergh
Produced by	Nancy Tenenbaum John Hardy Robert Newmyer
Starring	James Spader Andie MacDowell Peter Gallagher Laura San Giacomo
Cinematography	Walt Lloyd
Edited by	Steven Soderbergh
Music by	Cliff Martinez
Production company	Outlaw Productions
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release dates	January 20, 1989 (1989-01-20) (Sundance) August 18, 1989 (1989-08-18) (United States)
Running time	100 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.2 million
Box office	$36.7 million[2]

Sex, Lies, and Videotape (often written in all lowercase as sex, lies, and videotape) is a 1989 American independent drama film written and directed by Steven Soderbergh. The plot tells the story of a troubled man who videotapes women discussing their sexuality and fantasies, and its impact on the relationships of a troubled married couple and the wife's younger sister.

Sex, Lies, and Videotape won the Palme d'Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, making Soderbergh the youngest solo director to win the award; he was 26 at the time. The film was influential in revolutionizing the independent film movement in the early 1990s. In 2006, Sex, Lies, and Videotape was added to the United States Library of Congress' National Film Registry, deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".