Unfaithful

R

Released May 10, 2002

2 hr. 4 min.

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

List

50%

165 Reviews

Tomatometer

68%

50,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Described by director Adrian Lyne ("Fatal Attraction") as "an erotic thriller about the body language of guilt." When Edward (Richard Gere) innocently learns that his wife Connie (Diane Lane) has lied to him about an affair, suspicion propels him to uncover the devastating details of her infidelity. Tormented by the knowledge, he confronts her lover, only to discover a level of rage within himself that he could never have imagined.

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Critics Consensus

Diane Lane shines in the role, but the movie adds nothing new to the genre and the resolution is unsatisfying.

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Rebecca B

Richard Gere is one of my favorite actors and he was the wrong choice for this role. I think he is too good looking and too likeable, I can't imagine being married to someone like that and having an affair. There is no basis for the wife's discontent and then an affair. All the actors did a good job and the movie made me sad

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/01/24

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Alec B

Far from perfect (Gere's performance is a bit of a drag) but a decidedly better erotic thriller than we typically get. Here Lyne keeps a mundane and less sensational ending that feels more honest than the genre typically allows. Also Diane Lane gives a hell of a performance.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

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Luis M. D

Despite the movie's description as a thriller, it looks more like an erotic-romantic drama about infidelity. The first part is too slow for being a thriller, and only in the second half suspense appears. But contrary to what the critic's consensus says, I consider the ending quite satisfactory.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/18/23

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Nat Nat

I think I've watched this film 3 or 4 times over the years and still I haven't watched it enough. The chemistry between all the actors is just incredible. There are so many layers to this film and so very thought provoking! The soundtrack really is the cherry on the cake! Beautiful, beautiful, memorising film!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/16/23

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Diana C

I have to rate this one of the best movies of my life. Yes. I've watched it, at least 10x. It's not that I condone Connies affair or, her husband killing her lover. Everything from beginning to end is enthralling. Real life and, beneath all that should be the so called "perfect life." House in suburbs with a successful financially secure good looking husband. But. I relate. Though I disagree with Connie having the affair, I understand. One feels like they're existing, in daily habits and, there's no excitement etc. The simplest things become extraordinary, like, a book or, a song. I'd like a sequel. Where did Connie & family end up? You don't just walk away from a murder and, the police were onto them. (?) Incredible movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/10/23

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John A

Director Adrian Lyne really wraps you up in this slow burning tale of a picturesque marriage heavily fractured by a seemingly shallow affair

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/29/23

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Adrian Lyne

Director

Richard Gere

Edward

Diane Lane

Connie

Olivier Martinez

Paul Martel

Erik Per Sullivan

Charlie

Željko Ivanek

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Not for kids, but some adults will like it.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 29, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Michael Wilmington

Chicago Tribune

A movie about sexuality that really throbs with eroticism.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jul 20, 2002

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

A dark, delusional piece of sultry fantasia that doesn’t condemn or condone Connie or Ed’s choices. It simply presents people surprised by the ease with which they transgress and allow little white lies to fester into gigantic, tumorous deceptions.

Rated: 3.5/4

Nov 8, 2023

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Mark Steyn

The Spectator

Diane Lane anchors the movie: she plays real and she looks real, with just enough lines and hints of wrinkles; a beautiful woman who's been distracted by too many school runs and charity committees.

Jan 29, 2018

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Brooke Corso

The Monitor (McAllen, TX)

A film at once romantic and sensual and agonizing.

Aug 16, 2017

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Synopsis

Described by director Adrian Lyne ("Fatal Attraction") as "an erotic thriller about the body language of guilt." When Edward (Richard Gere) innocently learns that his wife Connie (Diane Lane) has lied to him about an affair, suspicion propels him to uncover the devastating details of her infidelity. Tormented by the knowledge, he confronts her lover, only to discover a level of rage within himself that he could never have imagined.

Director: Adrian Lyne
Executive Producer: Arnon Milchan, Lawrence Steven Meyers, Pierre Richard Muller
Screenwriter: Alvin Sargent, William Broyles Jr., Claude Chabrol
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Regency Enterprises
Rating: R (Scene of Violence|Language|Sexuality)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 10, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 14, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $52.8M
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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