Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- brooding
- melancholic
- paranoid
- late night viewing
- relationship drama marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an unsuccessful, melodramatic treatment of marital infidelity and psychological confrontation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Peter discovers Lisa’s secret emails, follows clues in her phone, and travels to Milan to locate Ralph.
Peter’s discovery of Lisa’s lover drives his fixation on Ralph and his increasingly personal pursuit of answers.
Peter and Lisa’s twenty-five-year marriage is destabilized by her concealed relationship with Ralph.
Peter leaves Cambridge for Milan, where Lisa conducts business and Ralph lives outside Peter’s familiar world.
Films like The Other Man, and why
Unfaithful
marital betrayal, obsessive investigation, and psychologically tense relationship drama
The Deep Blue Sea
adult romantic mystery built around infidelity, suspicion, and emotional ambiguity
Little Children
brooding domestic betrayal, wounded spouses, and morally conflicted confrontation
Movie Details
- Director
- Richard Eyre
- Release Date
- 2008-12-25
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (247)
Cast
- Liam Neeson
- Antonio Banderas
- Laura Linney
- Romola Garai
- Abigail Canton
- Pam Ferris
- Paterson Joseph
- Craig Parkinson
- Lola Peploe
- Sophie Wu
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Other Man about?
- After uncovering his wife’s secret lover, a grieving husband follows the trail to Milan and enters an unsettling friendship with the man he meant to confront.
- What is The Other Man like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Other Man as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Other Man violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Other Man as mild.
- What did critics think of The Other Man?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an unsuccessful, melodramatic treatment of marital infidelity and psychological confrontation.
- Which films are like The Other Man?
- Films with a similar feel include Unfaithful, The Deep Blue Sea, and Little Children.
- How long is The Other Man?
- The Other Man runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Other Man?
- In United States, The Other Man is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
