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- 1998
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 54 m
- 1998
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 54 m
Summary An emotionally shattering drama about a man (Nolte) who has taken several wrong turns in his life and who now finds himself on a collision course with his own destiny. (Lions Gate Films)
Directed By: Paul Schrader
Written By: Russell Banks, Paul Schrader
- 1998
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 54 m
- 1998
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 54 m
Affliction
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7.8
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Summary An emotionally shattering drama about a man (Nolte) who has taken several wrong turns in his life and who now finds himself on a collision course with his own destiny. (Lions Gate Films)
Directed By: Paul Schrader
Written By: Russell Banks, Paul Schrader
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
79
83% Positive
29 Reviews
29 Reviews
14% Mixed
5 Reviews
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3% Negative
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1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
79
83% Positive
29 Reviews
29 Reviews
14% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Succeeds in finding something larger than one man's misery. It turns dark truthfulness into the cinematic sentiment most worth celebrating this season.
Nolte and Coburn are magnificent in this film, which is like an expiation or amends for abusive men. It is revealing to watch them in their scenes together--to see how they're able to use physical presence to sketch the history of a relationship.
As chilly a spectacle as you're likely to see. It's like watching a comeback in an empty stadium.
Affliction is for anyone willing to take the journey into the heart and soul of a troubled man on the edge.
Schrader seems to understand these characters implicitly, and the result is probably the best film he has directed.
James Coburn plays father in what may be the best performance of his career. [30 December 1998, Life, p.3D]
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 26 User Ratings
7.8
81% Positive
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15% Mixed
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4% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 26 User Ratings
7.8
81% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
15% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
4% Negative
1 Rating
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 6 Nominations
