Separate Lies

Separate Lies (2005) is a British drama-thriller you can watch online on iFILM. Julian Fellowes — the Gosford Park screenwriter — directs his own debut here, and he knows exactly how to make polite people say devastating things.

Tom Wilkinson plays James Manning, a London solicitor with a comfortable home and a wife (Emily Watson) he thinks he knows. When the housekeeper's husband is killed in a hit-and-run, James's investigation leads to his charming neighbour Bill Buel (Rupert Everett) — and then, far closer to home.

At eighty-five minutes it never overstays its welcome. What lingers is the question of how much a person can forgive once the whole truth is out. Stream Separate Lies (2005) on iFILM.