Fatal Attraction (1987)

Fatal Attraction – Dan Gallagher, a New York City corporate lawyer, and Beth Gallagher are happily married, with a six-year-old daughter named Ellen. When Beth and Ellen leave town for what ends up being an extended weekend, Dan, regardless, falls into a sexual liaison with Alex Forrest, a woman he has just met. She is a new associate editor at one of Dan’s firm’s client agencies. As Alex knows about Dan’s marital situation, Dan enters into the liaison with the unspoken understanding that it is no-strings and will end no later than when Beth and Ellen return home at the end of the weekend. He feels comfortable enough with the situation when he and Alex entered into it mutually initiated as he has no reason to see Alex in his day to day life. As the end of the weekend approaches, it becomes increasingly clear to Dan that Alex wants to continue their relationship, she uses different means to achieve her goal, including being passive-aggressive toward him, and emotional blackmail. Conversely, Dan wants to protect the current life he has with Beth and Ellen, which means Beth does not find out about Alex. As Dan does whatever he can to dissuade Alex, Alex also goes to new extremes to keep Dan, her actions which may possibly include harm to herself, to Dan and most importantly to Beth and Ellen, all in an effort to show him that she will “not be ignored”.

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119 min
IMDb: 6.90
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Release: 1987-09-18
Director: Adrian Lyne
Production: Paramount Pictures
Cast: Glenn Close, Michael Douglas, Anne Archer