Fatal Affair

Play trailer

2:08

Fatal Affair

2020

1h 29m

Mystery & Thriller

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

18%

Tomatometer

38 Reviews

16%

Popcornmeter

100+ Ratings

A woman tries to mend her marriage after a brief encounter with an old friend. She soon realizes that her ex-lover is more dangerous and unstable than she had thought.

Watch on Netflix

Stream Now

Critics Consensus

As basic as its title, Fatal Affair gets lost between "so bad it's good" and "barely there."

Read Critics Reviews

Lisa Kennedy

Variety

You won't make a fatal - or even near-fatal - error if you stream it.

Jul 21, 2020

Full Review

Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

Fatal Affair never builds to the dramatic desperation its genre requires. Never becomes more than the sum of its parts. That's a crime. More of a crime than any felony in the movie.

Jul 17, 2020

Full Review

Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

If a thriller is only about as good as its villain, Fatal Affair is in sad shape.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 16, 2020

Full Review

Surya Komal

Just for Movie Freaks

Fatal Affair is a dreary movie to watch altogether, and even the all-important steamy scenes could not save the day.

Rated: 1/5

May 20, 2025

Full Review

Kay-B

Pay or Wait

Giving the best performances they could given the content that they were provided, the glaring plot holes and predictable twists and turns depended too heavily on the backs of these actors.

Rated: C-

Feb 9, 2022

Full Review

Jake Mulligan

Dig Boston

Fatal Affair has not one cinematic pleasure to offer.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 6, 2021

Full Review

Read all reviews

Beka W

Even though i live for Nia Long , they did her bottom of the barrel dirty with this film! You wont be upset if your a fan as I and missed this film! Great plot but horrible execution of plot with great actors and unrealistic scenes. Just disappointing

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/06/25

Full Review

Jasmine H

It wasn't the best story line. Nothing surprised me but I genuinely liked Omar's portrayal of his character. I would watch it again.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/04/23

Full Review

Richard N

Pretty good worth the watch Don't be swayed

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/08/23

Full Review

Hunter B

Boring. It makes you feel like it's supposed to be exciting, but it falls short the whole time. Everything happens off screen, and David isn't convincing. Overall typical "trip when the killer is around" tropes.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/31/22

Full Review

Audience Member

pretty okay. usual plot as with similar other movies

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

Full Review

Audience Member

We loved the movie, however, I wish the movie would have been longer because it would have been nice to see how their lives were affected after . This needed a lot more action in the movie and we wish it would have ended on a cliff hanger

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Peter Sullivan

Director

Nia Long

Ellie Warren

Omar Epps

David Hammond

Stephen Bishop

Marcus Warren

Aubrey Cleland

Brittany Warren

Maya Stojan

Courtney

Stalker

100%

68%

Stalker

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Stalker

Touch

86%

%

Touch

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Touch

I Hate the Man in My Basement

100%

60%

I Hate the Man in My Basement

Watchlist

Infidel

58%

86%

Infidel

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Infidel

Rage

67%

68%

Rage

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Rage

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Fatal Affair: Trailer 1

2:08

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

A woman tries to mend her marriage after a brief encounter with an old friend. She soon realizes that her ex-lover is more dangerous and unstable than she had thought.

Director: Peter Sullivan
Producer: Barry Barnholtz, Nia Long, Jeffrey Schenck
Screenwriter: Peter Sullivan, Rasheeda Garner
Production Co: Hybrid
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 17, 2020
Runtime: 1h 29m

Most Popular at Home Now