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The Other Man

2008 · 90 min

A quiet, melancholic study of grief and obsession that unfolds with slow-burn tension and emotional weight.

Directed by
Richard Eyre
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Tagline
What If everything you believed was a lie?
Overview
The story of a husband who suspects his wife of adultery, and sets out to track down the other man in her life.
How it feels
Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Grief, obsession, betrayal, identity
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Richard Eyre
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • grief
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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