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Unfaithful

Movie · 2002 · 124 min

A slow, glossy burn of desire and dread, where quiet domestic comfort curdles into guilt, rage and a suffocating sense of consequence.

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2002 film directed by Adrian Lyne
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Year
2002
Runtime
124 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • guilt
  • love
  • morality
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance6
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, erotic, crime, erotic thriller
Directed by
Adrian Lyne
Written by
Claude Chabrol, Alvin Sargent, William Broyles, Jr.
Starring
Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Emerson, Dominic Chianese, Olivier Martinez, Margaret Colin, Željko Ivanek
Music
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Cinematography
Peter Biziou
Runtime
124 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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