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Afterglow

Play trailer Poster for Afterglow R Released Dec 26, 1997 1h 53m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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The appropriately named Lucky Mann (Nick Nolte) is a contractor equally handy at repairs and seduction. The latest lonely housewife to succumb to his charms is Marianne (Lara Flynn Boyle), childless and unhappy with her marriage to business-obsessed Jeffrey (Jonny Lee Miller). When Jeffrey coincidentally becomes enraptured by Lucky's wife, the fading former starlet Phyllis (Julie Christie), the four get caught in a tangled-up love quadrangle that reignites their tired marriages.
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Richard Brody The New Yorker The actors deliver their lines with stark and declamatory fervor, and their gestures have a sharp, sculptural stillness that's reminiscent of the grand artifices of classic-Hollywood productions. Sep 2, 2019 Full Review Mike Clark USA Today Like Tiffany jewels in a Woolworth setting, talented veterans Julie Christie and Nick Nolte outshine Alan Rudolph's mediocre film Afterglow. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 9, 2018 Full Review Emanuel Levy Variety The still strkingly beautiful Julie Christie renders such as glowing performance that she alone justifies viewing this incurable, frivolous romantic serio-comedy in which she plays B-Movie actress! Rated: 3/4 Dec 18, 2005 Full Review Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight Afterglow, while occasionally an entertaining movie, focuses too much on sex and not enough on character. Rated: 3/4 Jan 7, 2023 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 3/5 Oct 20, 2007 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Alan Rudolph's romantic roundelay sounds a lot more interesting than it plays. Rated: 2/4 Dec 29, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Fred B Kind of hard to figure this one out more than 25 years after it was made. It's strangely anachronistic, taking place in the 90s, but with sets, dialogues, and even clothes that seem to come from the 50s, 60s, and 70s depending on the scene. I don't know why it's called a romance/comedy. It's a drama. Christie is truly good in it and worth the watch. I think at its heart it's a movie about narcissism. All of the characters suffer from it in differing degrees. The storyline follows the arc of a tragedy, but there is a weird kind of redemption at the end. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/02/25 Full Review Dave F This movie is super dated already. The characters are nonsensical. It’s amazing that Julie Christie got nominated for such a bad movie! Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/25 Full Review erdene c Thats reminiscent of the grand artifices of classic and Hollywood productions Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/22/24 Full Review Bahad j I really liked the characters and actions of the actors Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/21/24 Full Review Audience Member Didn’t really get a lot out of this one. The actors are a dime a dozen but if only the melodrama was more engaging. 2 hours is pushing it too. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/27/22 Full Review steve d Melodramatic and unpleasant. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Alan Rudolph

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Julie Christie

Phyllis Mann

Nick Nolte

Lucky Mann

Lara Flynn Boyle

Marianne Byron

Jonny Lee Miller

Jeffrey Byron

Jay Underwood

Donald Duncan

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Movie Info

Synopsis The appropriately named Lucky Mann (Nick Nolte) is a contractor equally handy at repairs and seduction. The latest lonely housewife to succumb to his charms is Marianne (Lara Flynn Boyle), childless and unhappy with her marriage to business-obsessed Jeffrey (Jonny Lee Miller). When Jeffrey coincidentally becomes enraptured by Lucky's wife, the fading former starlet Phyllis (Julie Christie), the four get caught in a tangled-up love quadrangle that reignites their tired marriages.
Director
Alan Rudolph
Producer
Robert Altman
Screenwriter
Alan Rudolph
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Moonstone Entertainment, Sandcastle 5 Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 26, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 25, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.5M
Runtime
1h 53m
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