Overview
A seemingly perfect life unravels when desire leads to betrayal.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- sensual
- tense
- melancholic
- adult movie night
- relationship drama night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film psychologically serious and well acted, especially praising Diane Lane's nuanced performance while faulting its familiar erotic-thriller premise and unsatisfying resolution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Connie's affair destabilizes an apparently secure marriage and drives the film's escalating danger.
Connie's attraction to Paul develops through obsession, ambivalence, sensual abandon, and guilt.
The film's visual imagination moves between ordinary household detail and portentous, psychologically charged imagery.
The affair is framed through lust, romance, shame, dishonesty, and the difficulty of finding a clean resolution.
Films like Unfaithful, and why
Damage
shared erotic thriller framework, marital infidelity, moral ambiguity, and psychologically grounded suspense
Little Children
shared domestic drama, adulterous desire, emotional restraint, and intimate psychological tension
Body Heat
shared neo-noir eroticism, dangerous affair, guilt, and escalating consequences
The Bridges of Madison County
shared marriage crisis, transgressive romance, and emotionally serious treatment of betrayal
Movie Details
- Director
- Adrian Lyne
- Release Date
- 2002-05-10
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (1801)
Cast
- Diane Lane
- Richard Gere
- Olivier Martinez
- Erik Per Sullivan
- Željko Ivanek
- Gary Basaraba
- Kate Burton
- Margaret Colin
- Chad Lowe
- Dominic Chianese
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- 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 Unfaithful about?
- A seemingly contented New York wife’s consuming affair turns marital dissatisfaction into an intimate crisis of desire, guilt, and consequence.
- What is Unfaithful like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Unfaithful as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Unfaithful violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Unfaithful as moderate.
- What did critics think of Unfaithful?
- Critics broadly found the film psychologically serious and well acted, especially praising Diane Lane's nuanced performance while faulting its familiar erotic-thriller premise and unsatisfying resolution.
- Which films are like Unfaithful?
- Films with a similar feel include Damage, Little Children, Body Heat, and The Bridges of Madison County.
- How long is Unfaithful?
- Unfaithful runs 124 minutes.
- Where can I watch Unfaithful?
- In United States, Unfaithful streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
