Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- sensual
- tense
- melodramatic
- adult movie night
- relationship thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an underdeveloped and ineffective erotic thriller weakened by its writing and execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Zoe repeatedly pursues secret sexual encounters despite her loving marriage, children, career, and awareness of mounting consequences.
Zoe maintains a hidden life apart from Jason while trying to preserve the appearance of a successful family.
Zoe's indiscretions move beyond private temptation into a dangerous path that threatens her survival and family.
Zoe's flourishing business, dream marriage, and affluent family image are juxtaposed with secrecy, lust, and obsession.
Films like Addicted, and why
Unfaithful
shared erotic thriller framework, marital secrecy, temptation, and escalating personal danger
The Boy Next Door
shared erotic thriller tension, infidelity, obsession, and domestic betrayal
Damage
shared erotic drama elements, secret desire, sexual transgression, and relationship instability
Movie Details
- Director
- Bille Woodruff
- Release Date
- 2014-10-10
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (461)
Cast
- Sharon Leal
- Boris Kodjoe
- John Newberg
- Brandon Gonzales
- Cameron Mills
- Emayatzy Corinealdi
- Garrett Hines
- Hunter Burke
- Kat Graham
- Maria Howell
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 Addicted about?
- A successful wife’s compulsive pursuit of forbidden desire threatens to destroy her marriage, family, and carefully constructed life.
- What is Addicted like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Addicted as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Addicted violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Addicted as mild.
- What did critics think of Addicted?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an underdeveloped and ineffective erotic thriller weakened by its writing and execution.
- Which films are like Addicted?
- Films with a similar feel include Unfaithful, The Boy Next Door, and Damage.
- How long is Addicted?
- Addicted runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Addicted?
- In United States, Addicted is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
