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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, Metacritic 86/100. Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 92% of the 1,406 1980s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Ann, a frustrated wife, enters into counseling due to a troubled marriage. Unbeknownst to her, her husband John has begun an affair with her sister. When John’s best friend Graham arrives, his penchant for interviewing women about their sex lives forever changes John and Ann’s rocky marriage.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic86/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
1,084 audience votes
Key crew
- Cliff MartinezOriginal Music Composer
- Steven SoderberghDirector
- Steven SoderberghWriter
Cast
- James SpaderGraham Dalton
- Andie MacDowellAnn Bishop Mullany
- Peter GallagherJohn Mullany
- Laura San GiacomoCynthia Bishop
- Ron VawterTherapist
- Steven BrillBarfly
- Alexandra RootGirl on Tape
- Earl T. TaylorLandlord
- David FoilJohn's Colleague
Stills
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Themes
sexual obsessionsexualityorgasmspannerlouisianalonginginterviewlove affairvideotapevoyeurismminimal
The Best Movies of 1989
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