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  • Fatal Attraction
  • Opened September 11, 1987 | Runtime:1 hr 59 min
  • R
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • For Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas), life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth (Anne Archer), and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named Alex (Glenn Read More
  • Cast: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer, Fred Gwynne, Ellen Hamilton Latzen, Mike Nussbaum
  • Director: Adrian Lyne
  • Genres: Erotic Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Thriller

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Fatal Attraction Recent Fan Reviews

  • So-so

    A little weird for a drama.

    My cousin and I just liked the porn scenes.

Fatal Attraction Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score 67 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 90
    Washington Post | Hal Hinson

    This is a spectacularly well-made thriller. It is an odd thing, really -- the...

  • 90
    Variety |

    The screws are tightened expertly in this suspenseful meller about a...

  • 80
    Washington Post |

    Fatal Attraction rings the changes on your atavistic emotions. Walking out of...

  • 80
    The New York Times | Janet Maslin

    Mr. Lyne takes a brilliantly manipulative approach to what might have been a...

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