Underplayed Gems

Fatal Attraction (1987)

Fatal Attraction poster
Directed by
Adrian Lyne
Genre
drama film, erotic film, mystery film, erotic thriller, thriller film, psychological thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
R
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 1,706 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like thisWatch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

A New York attorney has a brief affair with a colleague and then tries to end it. The woman refuses to let go and begins obsessively stalking him and threatening his family.

tenseunsettlingsuspensefulintensedarkglossyslow-buildingpsychologically-driven

What happens

Fatal Attraction is a 1987 American psychological thriller film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by James Dearden, based on his 1980 short film Diversion. It follows Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas), a publishing attorney who cheats on his wife Beth (Anne Archer) with a colleague, Alex Forrest (Glenn Close). When Dan ends the affair, Alex begins stalking him and his family. Fatal Attraction was released in the United States on September 18, 1987 by Paramount Pictures. It grossed between $320 million and $344 million worldwide on a $14 million production budget, and was the second highest-grossing film of the year in the United States. It received acclaim, with particular praise for its direction, editing, screenplay, and performances. It received six nominations at the 60th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Lyne, Best Adapted Screenplay for Dearden, Best Actress for Close, and Best Supporting Actress for Archer. Considered a pop culture phenomenon in the years since its release, the film is also credited for triggering the erotic thriller boom of the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. A play based on the film opened in London's West End at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2014. In 2023, a television adaptation was broadcast on Paramount+. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.