Fatal Attraction

Fatal Attraction

A look that led to an evening. A mistake he'll regret... FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

Directed by Adrian Lyne

Produced by Paramount Pictures

1987119 min6.8 / 10

A high-tension psychological thriller about obsession and infidelity that weaponizes paranoia and domestic vulnerability into sustained dread.

A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.

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  • Is Fatal Attraction scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Fatal Attraction end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Fatal Attraction violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Fatal Attraction easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Fatal Attraction sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity50

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise73

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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