Faithful

R

1996

1 hr. 28 min.

Comedy

Drama

List

6%

16 Reviews

Tomatometer

49%

1,000+ Ratings

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Margaret (Cher) is in the midst of a midlife crisis. Her husband, Jack (Ryan O'Neal), is sleeping with another woman and has hired a thug, Tony (Chazz Palminteri), to murder her for the payout on her life insurance policy. While Tony has Margaret tied up in her house, waiting for word from Jack to pull the trigger, the hit man and the housewife begin chatting to pass the time. As the two talk, Tony starts getting cold feet about the job, while Margaret decides to reevaluate her life.

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Steve D

Predictable and deeply unpleasant.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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I enjoyed it, being a big fan of Cher I have tried to watch every movie she has. This movie is pretty good they are both very funny in this movie, But it's sad that I could only find it on YouTube. Not a lot of people have seen it or heard of it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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hayley b

i know this movie didn't do well, but 7%? wow. I can see why this movie isn't for everyone, too much screen time is focused on tony and margaret's conversation in the house and it's not an "action packed" movie like most would have expected, but it simply isn't that type of movie. I thought it was a good film with small flaws.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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I certainly can't understand why this film was so harshly judged. The writing really went into the complexities of love/hate in a marriage while also utilizing some comedic and dramatic effects. The problem is that this film was never given the promotion it deserved upon its release. Definitely a must see for anyone in a complicated relationship.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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I'm not really sure what happened here. I like the idea of Cher and Chazz and on the occasion when they can work up a rhythm it seems ready to take off but Mazursky's natural rhythms aren't there and one just doesn't lose the thing that you've mined so successfully and for so long. I just don't understand it at all.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

cher does okay in an awful film.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Paul Mazursky

Director

Cher

Margaret

Chazz Palminteri

Tony

Ryan O'Neal

Jack Connor

Paul Mazursky

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Amber Smith

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Owen Gleiberman

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Rated: C+

Sep 7, 2011

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Mike Clark

USA Today

If I had Diabolique and Faithful in theaters simultaneously, I'd hire a hit man to take myself out.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Jas Keimig

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

"Why are you telling me this? Who cares?" This dialogue about sums up how I felt about Faithful...

Jan 5, 2022

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

What a waste of directing and acting talent; Cher's Oscar for Moonstruck may prove to be a fluke if she continues to make such bad pictures sporadically.

Rated: D

Jan 2, 2007

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Michael Szymanski

Zap2it.com

Rated: 1/5

Sep 21, 2005

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Synopsis

Margaret (Cher) is in the midst of a midlife crisis. Her husband, Jack (Ryan O'Neal), is sleeping with another woman and has hired a thug, Tony (Chazz Palminteri), to murder her for the payout on her life insurance policy. While Tony has Margaret tied up in her house, waiting for word from Jack to pull the trigger, the hit man and the housewife begin chatting to pass the time. As the two talk, Tony starts getting cold feet about the job, while Margaret decides to reevaluate her life.

Director: Paul Mazursky
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.1M
Sound Mix: Surround