

True Lies
When he said I do, he never said what he did.
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $115M
- Box office
- $378.9M
- Language
- English
- florida
- horseback riding
- gun
- kidnapping
- spy
- florida keys
- secret agent
- terrorism
- terrorist plot
- top secret
- mushroom cloud
- jackhammer
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereWestwood, California12 Jul 1994
- TheatricalR15 Jul 1994
- Digital / OTTR12 Dec 2023
- PhysicalR4K Ultra HD12 Mar 2024
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1512 Aug 1994
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM1 Sept 1994
CanadaCA
- PhysicalDVD25 May 1999
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical8 Sept 1994
BrazilBR
- Theatrical142 Sept 1994
ChinaCN
- Theatrical20 Apr 1995
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical29 Sept 1994
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical12+6 Oct 1994
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1526 Aug 1994
El SalvadorSV
- Theatrical7 Oct 1994
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical11 Nov 1994
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True Lies was released on 15 July 1994.
Audience reviews
5- G5/10
Gimly
5/15/2018
I seem to like **True Lies** a significant amount less than most people do. And it's not because it isn't my type of movie either, Schwarzeneggar as a secret agent in an explosive 90s action movie is absolutely my jam. But I don't love _True Lies_, maybe I saw it too late in life (I was 25 the first time I saw the whole movie) and either I aged out of it or the movie aged out of society, but whatever the case, I just…
- J7/10
John Chard
7/24/2019
Cameron and Schwarzenegger team up again for a riot of an action movie. True Lies sees Arnold Schwarzenegger play Harry Tasker, to his wife Helen (Jaimie Lee Curtis) and daughter Dana (Eliza Dushku) he's a safe husband and father working as a computer salesman. Away from the family home he's a top spy for one of America's highest secret services. When Harry is prompted to believe that Helen is having an affair, it…
- G
gricket
3/7/2021
The zenith of Arnold's career... "True Lies" not only represents the singular moment in the actor's pre-governor acting career where he played more than a one dimensional action hero. 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. From there the story breaks into what would a few years later become the mold for numerous …
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
4/21/2025
A tale of double lives. “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. Meantime, “Helen” (Jamie Lee Curtis) is a bit bored with his timidity and so is seeking a bit of clandestine fun with the enigmatic “Simon” (Bill Paxton) who claims he is also something altogether more “0…
- M10/10
misubisu
1/18/2026
**Score: 10/10 — A Timeless, Flawless Blueprint for the Perfect mix of Action, Comedy and Drama** Watching *True Lies* after twenty-five years is a revelation—a testament to its immaculate craftsmanship. It hasn't aged; it has been **preserved in cinematic amber as a perfect, high-octane joyride.** This film is James Cameron operating at the peak of his populist powers, blending espionage thriller, marital comedy,…
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