Movie

Faithful

1996 · 91 min

A stagey, dialogue-driven dark comedy that keeps you tense and amused as two strangers circle each other in one room.

Tagline: A comedy about a wife, her husband and his hit man.
Overview: A depressed housewife whose husband is having an affair contemplates suicide, but changes her mind when she faces death by a killer hired to do her in.
How it feels: Dark, satirical, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, isolation, deception, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
isolation
deception
love
redemption
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild