Affairs of State

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Affairs of State

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2018

1h 37m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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A young campaign aide gets in way over his head when he sleeps with the wife of a presidential candidate, sending him into a downward spiral of corruption and blackmail. He is left fighting not only for his career, but also his life.

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Derek Smith

Slant Magazine

Director Eric Bross's Affairs of State is a political thriller that plays like an adaptation of a trashy romance novel.

Rated: 1/4

Jun 14, 2018

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

In an era when so many indies are either genre exercises or quirky dramedies, a well-acted, ripped-from-the-headlines melodrama is a novelty.

Jun 14, 2018

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Luke Y. Thompson

Forbes

If the movie were self-aware enough to understand its true nature as glorious direct-to-video junk, it would look a whole lot less pretty, but its lurid cheap thrills would be more thrilling and lurid.

Aug 14, 2018

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

A gripping, provocative and refreshingly unpredictable political thriller.

Rated: 8.474858

Jun 15, 2018

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Braxton M

Very well done thriller film. Would recommend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/12/25

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Dave V

Good acting. Great plot and had me on the edge of my seat. Really well done!!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/10/24

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Audience Member

Boring. Predictable peering week plot line. Crazy daughter comes home from boarding school and in three days falls in love with super guy. A little T&A might have actually saved the movie. Other than that the writing was weak.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Affairs of State is a provocative political thriller that's not quite sure where it's going. When an ambitious political aid attempts to sleep his way to the top his affair with a candidate's wife threatens to destroy lives and careers. Unfortunately the film seems to be more concerned with the main character's sexcapades than the political maneuvering and conniving of the campaign. And the political landscape is a little hard to follow, as it tries to avoid labels yet makes allusions to current issues. Also, the cast is rather lackluster (despite featuring Thora Birch and Mimi Rogers). Kind of a mess, Affairs of State is a disappointing film that doesn't quite work.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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It began promising enough, but faded pretty quickly. The ending was predictable and stupid. This was a film with a decent cast and premise. But it ultimately dissolved in stupidity and lost touch with reality. I cannot recommend

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/22/18

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Audience Member

AMAZING! They predicted what was coming before it came. You have to watch this twice, AT LEAST.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Eric Bross

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Adrian Grenier

Rob Reynolds

Mimi Rogers

Judith Baines

Thora Birch

Callie Roland

David Corenswet

Michael Lawson

David James Elliott

John Baines

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Synopsis

A young campaign aide gets in way over his head when he sleeps with the wife of a presidential candidate, sending him into a downward spiral of corruption and blackmail. He is left fighting not only for his career, but also his life.

Director: Eric Bross
Producer: Eric Bross, Stephen Israel
Screenwriter: Tom Cudworth
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: School Pictures, American Film Productions
Rating: R (Some Violence|Language|Brief Drug Use|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2018
Runtime: 1h 37m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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