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| Directed by | Adrian Lyne |
| Screenplay by | James Dearden |
| Based on | Diversion by James Dearden |
Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs. Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Maggie Cheung, Siu Ping-Lam, Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung. Votes: 143,573 | Gross: $2.73M. 18.
Nov 15, 2021 ¡ Director Adrian Lyne tackles infidelity yet again with the aptly titled, Unfaithful. Richard Gere and Diane Lane star as Edward and Connie, a couple in a passionless marriage. However, Connie's chance encounter with a younger man, Paul, leads to an affair. Ultimately, Edward's discovery of the affair leads to a downward spiral of events.
Lawyer Amy finds herself courted by two very different men: her client, a roguish street musician named Will, and her old boyfriend John Michael. A curious triangle develops as Amy gets pregnant by Will and both men vie for her affections. Director: Lawrence Turman | Stars: Lucie Arnaz, Craig Wasson, Ken Howard, Anne Schedeen. Votes: 76
Jan 20, 2022 ¡ 10. The Love Affair (2015) The second Filipino entry on the list, âThe Love Affairâ follows Vince (Richard Gomez), whose world comes crashing down after he finds out that his wife Trisha (Dawn Zulueta) has been unfaithful to him. Wanting to annul their marriage, he meets beautiful lawyer Adie (Bea Alonzo).
We're throwing in this awesome shortcut https://www.imdb.com/search/title/ called 'Advanced title Search' to make your movie search more specific. Advance Title Search, as its name clearly suggests, allows you to âTickâ as many things as you remember about the movie to give you the right answer.Feb 21, 2021
Test audiences did not care for the original ending, so against Close's wishes, a new one was shot â Alex comes to the Gallagher house with a knife and tries to kill Dan's wife Beth (Anne Archer), but Dan intervenes, apparently drowning her in the bathtub.Apr 21, 2020
The New "Fatal Attraction" Ending She blames Beth for standing between her and Dan, and tries to stab her. Dan comes to the rescue and drowns Alex in the bathtub. Now the film is more in the realm of horror than the original tragic ending, and Alex even pops back up for one last scare.Nov 10, 2021
"Presumed Innocent" is a very quiet movie, brooding and secretive, about people who are good at masking their emotions. The audience I was with watched it with a hush.Jul 27, 1990
Despite Glenn Close receiving an Oscar nomination, Richardson says she has never regretted her decision to turn down a role in hit 1980s film Fatal Attraction - because she thought the movie was 'hideous'.Feb 18, 2021
Carolyn Warmus is the real life version of the Glenn Close character depicted in "Fatal Attraction" as she stalked and murdered the wife of a man whom she obsessed over. She was 25 years old at the time of the murder in 1989, and 28 when she was convicted in 1992 after two trials.Jul 14, 2021
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This movie is in a weird place in history. It received six Oscar nominations, including best picture, and is generally considered a classic movie. It's also quite often used in classrooms to illustrate borderline personality disorder, which is what Alex is generally considered having.Dec 19, 2014
The film ends with Alex wielding a knife at Dan's house and trying to kill his wife so that he'll spend the rest of his life with her. An argument ensues that culminates with Dan dunking her in the bath.Dec 12, 2020
79Â years (July 13, 1942)Harrison Ford / Age
Presumed Innocent is a 1990 American legal thriller film based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Scott Turow. Directed by Alan J....Presumed Innocent (film)Presumed InnocentStarringHarrison Ford Brian Dennehy Raul Julia Bonnie Bedelia Paul Winfield Greta ScacchiCinematographyGordon WillisEdited byEvan A. Lottman14 more rows
The killer in Scott Turow's 1987 novel Presumed Innocent is Rusty's wife Barbera.
1 In The Mood For Love (2000) - 8.1. Perhaps the most romantic movie ever made about having an affair features two characters who ultimately don't have one. In The Mood For Love takes place in 1960s Shanghai, where two lonely neighbors realize their partners are cheating on them.
Notes On A Scandal is a tragic tale of not only trusting the wrong people, but the potentially terrible repercussions an affair can have on a family and the people involved. For their roles, both Blanchett and Dench received Oscar nominations.
After noticing some strange occurrences in their house, Norman's wife, Claire (Michelle Pfeiffer), discovers he had an affair with a woman who died and now is quite possibly haunting their house, which leads to more dark secrets coming to the surface.
A rare example of an erotic thriller nominated for the Best Picture Oscar is Fatal Attraction. The movie is directed by Adrian Lyne and stars Michael Douglas as Dan who, despite having a happy marriage, ends up involved in a passionate affair with Alex (Glenn Close in an Oscar-nominated performance).
Based on the book, Notes On A Scandal revolves around Sheba ( Cate Blanchett) a teacher whose affair with a student is uncovered by another teacher Barbara (Judi Dench), who has a history of stalking. Unfortunately, lonely Barbara uses the secret to her advantage in order to manipulate Sheba.
Despite initial mixed reviews, An Affair To Remember has become known as one of the most romantic movies of all time. Referenced in such films as Sleepless in Seattle , An Affair To Remember shows audiences the enduring power of love, and that despite all obstacles, true love can sometimes find its way back to you somehow.
Told through omniscient narration, Little Children concerns Sarah ( Kate Winslet ) and Brad (Patrick Wilson), who find themselves having an affair after both being in an unhappy marriage. Sarah, the un-happy housewife, catches the attention of Brad, known as the "Prom King," who is married to a beautiful woman and relives his youth instead of maturing.
The Love Affair (2015) The second Filipino entry on the list, âThe Love Affairâ follows Vince (Richard Gomez), whose world comes crashing down after he finds out that his wife Trisha (Dawn Zulueta) has been unfaithful to him. Wanting to annul their marriage, he meets beautiful lawyer Adie (Bea Alonzo).
Another romantic drama from the Philippines, âNo Other Womanâ has three protagonists, furniture supplier Ram (Derek Ramsay), his wife Charmaine (Cristine Reyes), and heiress Kara (Anne Curtis). Ram and Charmaine are a happy couple. But after Ram meets Kara, things begin to change between them. With Karaâs help, Ram manages to secure a lucrative deal with her fatherâs resort. Soon, forbidden desires take root, and he spends the night with Kara. After Charmaine finds out about it, she decides that she will not lose to someone this easily and launches a ferocious fightback against the rich woman. The film is directed by Ruel Santos Bayani, whose other credits include the 2009 TV series âThe Two of Usâ and the 2010 romance-drama âPaano Na Kayaâ.
The film follows a format of flashbacks via which it tells the entire story .
In the Polish crime thriller â365 Daysâ, Laura Biel (Anna-Maria Sieklucka) is a high-achieving business executive whose relationship with her boyfriend has become tedious and boring. Following her 29 th birthday, she gets kidnapped by Massimo Torricelli (Michele Morrone), the head of the Torricelli crime family. He explains to her that he first saw her five years ago and has been obsessed with her since. He also tells that she will be his captive for the next 365 days until she develops genuine feelings for him. He further clarifies that he doesnât intend to force himself on her. After an initial attempt to escape, she quickly realizes how futile it is, and has no choice but to accept her current circumstances. Following the âFifty Shadesâ trilogyâ, â365 Daysâ is another attempt of portraying the BDSM subculture on the big screen.
Directed by Hannah Fidell, â6 Yearsâ is a romance drama that documents a 6-year-long volatile relationship between two young individuals , Mel Clark (Taissa Farmiga) and Dan Mercer (Ben Rosenfield). Itâs a raw and earnest depiction of some of the darker aspects of young love. Mel has a tendency to turn violent during their arguments, which sometimes leaves Dan injured. He generally lies to people about these injuries, stating that they were caused by some accidents. Their relationship becomes even more turbulent after Dan cheats on her with one of his colleagues. The movie devotes equal time and effort to develop both characters. Both of them are deeply flawed human beings, but as the film progresses, the audience learns to appreciate that fact about them.
âY tu mamĂĄ tambiĂŠnâ is a Mexican Spanish language film that revolves around Luisa (Maribel VerdĂş), who discovers that her husband is having an affair and she has terminal cancer in quick succession. She subsequently embarks on a journey across rural Mexico with two teenagers, Julio (Gael GarcĂa Bernal) and Tenoch (Diego Luna). One of director Alfonso CuarĂłnâs earliest works, the film unflinchingly deals with sensitive topics such as sex, drugs, politics, and classism. It is also a poignant coming-of-age story that devotes a considerable amount of screen time to developing its two male leads. When it originally came out, the movie was a widespread critical success. It even earned a Best Original Screenplay nomination at the 2002 Academy Awards.
The movie predominantly revolves around the eponymous protagonist ( Keira Knightley ), the wife of Count Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin (Jude Law). The relationship between Anna and the count has become estranged over the years. Anna meets the young cavalry officer Count Alexei Kirillovich Vronsky (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), with whom she soon begins an affair. Knightly and director Joe Wright have previously worked together in âPride & Prejudiceâ and âAtonementâ. Following its release, the movie received mostly positive reviews from the critics and was a modest commercial success, earning $68.9 million at the box office against its $40.6 million budget.
Husbands And Wives (1992u001f) Woody Allenâs comedy-drama deals with two couples: Jack (director Sydney Pollack) and Sally (Judy Davis), and then Gabe (Woody Allen) and Judy (Mia Farrow), who have been best friends for years.
Adrian Lyneâs psychological thriller adapted from an earlier 1980 short film by James Dearden for British television, âDiversionâ, centres on a married Manhattan man Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas) who has a weekend affair with an unstable woman Alexandra âAlexâ Forrest (Glenn Close), while his wife, Beth (Anne Archer), and daughter, Ellen (Ellen Hamilton Latzen), are out of town.
Ang Leeâs romantic drama adapted from the 1997 Annie Proulxâs short story of the same name follows two cowboys, Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal), who herd sheep throughout the summer in the Wyoming Mountains as they develop a complex, secret relationship with each other.
4. American Beauty (1999) Written by Alan Ball (True Blood, Six Feet Under) and directed by Sam Mendez, âAmerican Beautyâ centers on Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey), an ordinary man in the throes of a mid-life crisis.
The Client - A small boy who saw the suicide of a mafia lawyer hires an attorney to help protect him when the DA tries to use him to take down the mob family.#N#Length: 119 minutes# N#Director: Joel Schumacher#N#Stars: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Renfro#N#Watch Movie: The Client
Inherit the Wind - Based on the real-life Scope Trial, two esteemed lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.#N#Length: 128 minutes#N#Director : Stanley Kramer#N#Stars: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly#N#Watch Movie: Inherit the Wind
The Paper Chase - A 1L law student at Harvard has trouble balancing his schoolwork and his relationship with the daughter of his toughest professor.#N#Length: 113 minutes#N#Direct or: James Bridges#N#Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman#N#Watch Movie: The Paper Chase
The Witching Hour - A gambler with clairvoyant and hypnotic powers, accidentally hypnotizes a young man, who then kills an enemy of the gambler. No one believes that the young man didn't have any murderous intent, so the gambler teams up with a retired lawyer in hopes of saving the young man from death row.
Murder in the First - A young attorney defends an Alcatraz prisoner who has been accused of killing another inmate, despite his client having just spent over three years in solitary confinement.#N#Length: 122 minutes#N# Director: Marc Rocco#N#Stars: Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman#N#Watch Movie: Murder in the First
Reversal of Fortune - Rich Sunny von BĂźlow lies brain-dead, and husband Claus is found guilty of attempted murder; but he maintains his innocence and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.#N#Length: 111 minutes#N#Director : Barbet Schroeder#N#Stars: Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Ron Silver#N#Watch Movie: Reversal of Fortune
Legal Eagles - A New York DA works and flirts with his legal opponent and her bizarre artist client, who is on trial for a murder that she didn't commit.#N#Length: 116 minutes#N#Direct or: Ivan Reitman.#N#Stars: Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah#N#Watch Movie: Legal Eagles
Sarma Melngailis, the so-called âVegan Bernie Madoff,â and Jeffrey Lichtman, the renowned defense lawyer now repping El Chapo, have taken attorney-client privilege to a whole new level. The stunning restaurateur was arrested in May 2016 for stealing nearly $2 million from her celeb-favorite Gramercy Park eatery, Pure Food and Wine.
Sarma Melngailis had a steamy affair with her married lawyer. Sarma Melngailis, the so-called âVegan Bernie Madoff,â and Jeffrey Lichtman, the renowned defense lawyer now repping El Chapo, have taken attorney-client privilege to a whole new level. The stunning restaurateur was arrested in May 2016 for stealing nearly $2 million from her ...