Fatal Affair

Name: Fatal Affair
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: July 16, 2020
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 34
Cast: Aubrey Cleland, Carolyn Hennesy, Estelle, Fredella Calloway, Jason-Shane Scott

2020

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): July 16, 2020

Starring: Aubrey Cleland, Carolyn Hennesy, Estelle, Fredella Calloway, Jason-Shane Scott, Khaneshia 'KJ' Smith, Maya Stojan, Nia Long, Omar Epps, Stephen Bishop

Summary: Ellie tries to mend her marriage with her husband Marcus after a brief encounter with an old friend, David, only to find that David is more dangerous and unstable than she'd realized.

Director: Peter Sullivan

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller

Runtime: 89 min

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Mick LaSalle

Jul 16, 2020

In any case, Fatal Affair is one of those lucky efforts in which everything good about it is good and everything bad about it is fun. The cheesiness is part of the experience. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Jul 16, 2020

To call this a Netflix Original movie is only half-correct. True, it’s on Netflix, but no, there’s nothing original about this uninspired knockoff of “Fatal Attraction” (even the title and the poster borrow from that 1987 classic of the genre), which is marred by stilted dialogue, predictable plot turns and surprisingly halfhearted performances from a talented cast that acts as if they know this is slick garbage and they’re just trying to make it through the shoot so they can call their respective agents and say, “We need to talk.” Read full review

Lisa Kennedy

Jul 20, 2020

Ultimately, this movie isn’t “Us,” or any other shrewd riff on contemporary culture. You won’t make a fatal — or even near-fatal — error if you stream it. Sometimes a second-rate thriller is just a second-rate thriller. Read full review

IndieWire Kate Erbland

Jul 16, 2020

Too chaste to be a “Fatal Attraction” ripoff and far too dull to approach the hammy charms of “Obsessed,” the greatest assets of Peter Sullivan’s Fatal Affair are stars Nia Long and Omar Epps. They keep this from looking and feeling like a limp Lifetime movie knockoff. Read full review

Barry Hertz

Jul 16, 2020

Fatal Affair will live up to the first half of its name, and you’ll be bored to death. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Jul 16, 2020

Everything happens quickly in Fatal Affair, since it’s all plot and no character. These movies are what they are: disposable; full of shiny, unstained, high-end kitchen countertops. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Jul 16, 2020

There is so much recycled material in “Fatal Affair” that its carbon footprint must have been zero. Read full review

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smurose

Jul 22, 2020

I watched this because it had a couple of old school actors that I liked (Omar Epps and Nia Long). However, the acting was not that great. And the plot was slightly predictable. It was a good one to watch in the background while working out or doing something else on your to-do list.I watched this because it had a couple of old school actors that I liked (Omar Epps and Nia Long). However, the acting was not that great. And the plot was slightly predictable. It was a good one to watch in the background while working out or doing something else on your to-do list. Entertaining in a junk food consumption type of way.… Expand

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bfoore90

Jul 17, 2020

I really like Omar Epps, I've been a fan of his ever since House but this film was embarrassingly bad even for Netflix standards. The cast itself, especially Epps and Long give their best efforts but the story and screenplay is just so by the numbers and it does nothing to even try to beI really like Omar Epps, I've been a fan of his ever since House but this film was embarrassingly bad even for Netflix standards. The cast itself, especially Epps and Long give their best efforts but the story and screenplay is just so by the numbers and it does nothing to even try to be scary or at the very least thrilling… Expand

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JLuis_001

Jul 25, 2020

The **** kind of film you used to find after midnight on a lost channel in TV, when you couldn't sleep, now you find it as a premiere promoted on the most powerful streaming service on the planet.

And I'm falling short calling it ****.

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Jacks320

Jul 24, 2020

Good actors, however the Movie has no real identity, story line predictable, just not a good movie sadly

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