What is Unfaithful about?
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A suburban wife's intimate affair unravels her marriage with measured, atmospheric melancholy and suspense.
Suspenseful. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Prime Video.
Unfaithful parents guide
Strong sex and nudity, which is more than most R titles carry. Beyond that, some violence and some strong language.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Strong
- Strong means explicit or repeated sex, extended nudity, or sexual assault shown on screen, attempted or completed, even partly off screen. Any one of these is enough.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Unfaithful scary?
- No. Unfaithful is not a scary watch.
- How gory is Unfaithful?
- No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
- What is Unfaithful rated, and is it OK for kids?
- No. It is rated R, with strong sex and nudity, and some strong language.
Cast and crew
Directed byAdrian Lyne
StarringDiane Lane, Richard Gere, Olivier Martinez, Erik Per Sullivan, Željko Ivanek, Gary Basaraba
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