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#10 of 1987 · Certified Fresh

Fatal Attraction (1987)

1987 · 119 minutes · Drama / Thriller / Romance · Directed by Adrian Lyne
IMDb rating7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Box office gross$320M

Synopsis

Dan Gallagher is a publishing attorney from Manhattan. While his wife, Beth, and daughter, Ellen, are away visiting Beth's family, he has an affair with Alex Forrest, an associate editor for a client who begins to cling to him. Dan reluctantly spends the following day with Alex, but when he ends their affair, she cuts her wrists. Dan helps her and leaves in the morning.

Starring

Michael DouglasGlenn CloseAnne Archer
Box office
$320–344 million
Budget
$14 million
IMDb votes
113,667

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