# Affliction (1998)

> A beleaguered New Hampshire sheriff’s investigation into a hunting death becomes a harrowing descent through alcoholism, inherited abuse, and psychological collapse.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19843

## Facts

- Runtime: 114 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Paul Schrader
- Cast: Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn, Willem Dafoe, Mary Beth Hurt, Jim True-Frost, Marian Seldes, Holmes Osborne
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118564/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, harrowing, brooding, serious movie night, winter viewing

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of a man's unraveling as he confronts the darkness of his past.

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