Unfaithful

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Unfaithful

R

2002

2h 4m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Not for kids, but some adults will like it.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 29, 2010

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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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Bill Muller

Arizona Republic

The movie is called Unfaithful, but it's actually extremely faithful -- to the adultery movie rulebook, anyway.

Jun 13, 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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Julie D

Works precisely because it is so upsetting, unusually so for a studio film, and so empathetic for Connie at the hands of her attractive manipulator.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/02/25

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thiago s

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/19/25

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Shaun R

Good movie that gets a bit silly. Still, worth a watch. The sliding doors moment is always a good scene.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/20/25

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Adam Y

Unfaithful is not so much about the conventions of a typical bored housewife falls for exotic foreigner with disastrous results story, but in fact plumbs the depths of what really constitutes intimacy, and how complacency, rather than the melodramatic ups

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/18/25

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Mike B

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.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/15/25

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Hollis Q

Great movie with an equally great twist

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/03/25

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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
Producer: Adrian Lyne, G. Mac Brown
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
Runtime: 2h 4m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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