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“She hired him to watch her.”
Tom Beckwith has just quit his job as a police officer in order to study psychology. But his professor, Lauren Porter, is more interested in his criminology abilities than in his progress in psychology. Because of traumatic circumstances during her childhood she is suffering from multiple personality disorder, and it looks like her other ego may have killed someone. So Tom tries to help her by observing her, combining his professional abilities as an ex-cop and his recently gained knowledge of psychology.

Jim Belushi
Tom Beckwith

Linda Hamilton
Lauren Porter / Lena

Vera Miles
Dr. Ruth Goldin

Elisabeth Moss
Ronni Beckwith

Drew Snyder
Robert Porter

Mark Lindsay Chapman
Keno Sykes

Marc Poppel
Detective Joe Gallo

Elizabeth Arlen
Dee Harris

Josh Taylor
Charles Duffy
Ken Kerman
Detective Boyle
Separate Lives is a thriller, romance film released in 1995 exploring themes of professor, psychology, childhood trauma, ex-cop, murder, psychologist. Directed by David Madden, it stars Jim Belushi, Linda Hamilton, Vera Miles. Tom Beckwith has just quit his job as a police officer in order to study psychology. But his professor, Lauren Porter, is more interested in his criminology abilities than in his progress in psychology. Because of traumatic circumstances during her childhood she is suffering from multiple personality disorder, and it looks like her other ego may have killed someone. So Tom tries to help her by observing her, combining his professional abilities as an ex-cop and his recently gained knowledge of psychology.
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