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Affliction

Movie · 1997 · 110 min

A cold, slow descent into a man's unraveling, carried by raw performances and a quiet dread that never lifts.

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1997 film by Paul Schrader
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Year
1997
Runtime
110 min
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • trauma
  • violence
  • obsession
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Paul Schrader
Written by
Paul Schrader
Starring
Willem Dafoe, Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn, Marian Seldes, Mary Beth Hurt, Christopher Heyerdahl, Jim True-Frost
Music
Michael Brook
Cinematography
Paul Sarossy
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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