Affliction
1997 · Movie · R · 114 min · ★ 6.3 · 84% critics
In a snowbound small town, a troubled police officer investigates a hunting death that doesn’t feel accidental. As pressure mounts from the case and his personal life, old family wounds and simmering anger push him toward a frightening unraveling.
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1998-02-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (314 votes)
- Budget
- $6,000,000
About
If you like bleak, character-driven mysteries where obsession and family trauma collide, this may land hard, especially if you enjoyed The Pledge or Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974; Not for you if you want a fast, uplifting thriller.
Pros: powerhouse performances; bleak small-town tension; haunting, dark mood | Cons: slow pace; meandering story; heavy narration
Themes
- small town
- based on novel or book
- winter
- abusive father
- halloween
- new hampshire
- hunting accident
- alcoholism
- snow
- domestic violence
- attorney
- vida rural
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1999
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1999 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1999 · nominated
Cast & crew
Nick Nolte
as Wade Whitehouse
Sissy Spacek
as Margie Fogg
James Coburn
as Glen Whitehouse
Willem Dafoe
as Rolfe Whitehouse
Mary Beth Hurt
as Lillian
Jim True-Frost
as Jack Hewitt
Marian Seldes
as Alma Pittman
Holmes Osborne
as Gordon LaRiviere
- BT
Brigid Tierney
as Jill
Sean McCann
as Evan Twombley
Directed by Paul Schrader