Fatal Affair

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Fatal Affair

2020

1h 29m

Mystery & Thriller

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37 Reviews

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A woman tries to mend her marriage after a brief encounter with an old friend. She soon realizes that her ex-lover is more dangerous and unstable than she had thought.

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Critics Consensus

As basic as its title, Fatal Affair gets lost between "so bad it's good" and "barely there."

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Lisa Kennedy

Variety

07/21/2020

You won't make a fatal - or even near-fatal - error if you stream it.

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

07/17/2020

Fatal Affair never builds to the dramatic desperation its genre requires. Never becomes more than the sum of its parts. That's a crime. More of a crime than any felony in the movie.

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

07/16/2020

2/4

If a thriller is only about as good as its villain, Fatal Affair is in sad shape.

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Kay-B

Pay or Wait

02/09/2022

C-

Giving the best performances they could given the content that they were provided, the glaring plot holes and predictable twists and turns depended too heavily on the backs of these actors.

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Jake Mulligan

Dig Boston

08/06/2021

1/5

Fatal Affair has not one cinematic pleasure to offer.

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Richard Phippen

NME (New Musical Express)

06/18/2021

2/5

This algorithmic Netflix thriller isn't worth the click.

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A. M

@Andre57 Dec 31

I’m trying to give this movie a chance and I believed it had some potential of being riveting, but it utterly fails us from a storytelling point of view. The characters are puppets of someone who obviously doesn’t believe they should have basic survival instincts or common sense. Hence, it’s so predictable it’s idiotic. I had to abandon watching it 15 minutes before the end. My only advice to the producers is to hire a good writer next time.

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Isabella D.

@isapills Nov 7

me and my cousin absolutely loved this movie ! wish we could go back in time and watch this movie for the first time again. wish it was longer though to flesh out what happens.

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Beka W

@RT14648179 Sep 6

Even though i live for Nia Long , they did her bottom of the barrel dirty with this film! You wont be upset if your a fan as I and missed this film! Great plot but horrible execution of plot with great actors and unrealistic scenes. Just disappointing

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Jasmine H

@RT80174599 09/04/2023

It wasn't the best story line. Nothing surprised me but I genuinely liked Omar's portrayal of his character. I would watch it again.

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Richard N

@karenn 08/08/2023

Pretty good worth the watch Don't be swayed

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Hunter B

@RT90600886 12/31/2022

Boring. It makes you feel like it's supposed to be exciting, but it falls short the whole time. Everything happens off screen, and David isn't convincing. Overall typical "trip when the killer is around" tropes.

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Synopsis

A woman tries to mend her marriage after a brief encounter with an old friend. She soon realizes that her ex-lover is more dangerous and unstable than she had thought.

Director: Peter Sullivan
Producer: Barry Barnholtz, Nia Long, Jeffrey Schenck
Screenwriter: Peter Sullivan, Rasheeda Garner
Production Co: Hybrid
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 17, 2020
Runtime: 1h 29m

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