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The Affair (2014)
52K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Affair explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway and Alison Lockhart after the two meet in the resort town of Montauk in Long Island. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher with one novel published (book entitled A Person who Visits a Place) and he is struggling to write a second book. He is happily married with four children, but resents his dependence on his wealthy father-in-law. Alison is a young waitress trying to piece her life and marriage back together in the wake of the tragic death of her child. The story of the affair is told separately, complete with distinct memory biases, from the male and female perspectives.
Style:
psychological, captivating, emotional, realistic, erotic, serious, eros, sensual, gloomy, sexual ...
Plot:
infidelity, crumbling marriage, sex scene, adultery, sex, husband wife relationship, female nudity, nudity, writers, sexual relations, strong sexual content, love affair, parents and children, dishonesty, life turned upside down, haunted by the past, love and romance, court case, family problems, erotica, couples, relationships, forgiveness, murder investigation, lovers ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, new york
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and emotional films and TV series with plots about couples, infidelity, family problems, couple relations, adultery, love and romance and dishonesty mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Affair: Betrayal (2013), Satisfaction (2014), Doctor Foster (2015), Mad Men (2007), Last Night (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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Style:
serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful, heartbreaking
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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TV show
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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TV show
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Plot:
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Place:
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TV show
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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TV show
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Style:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Story:
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TV show
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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TV show
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Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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TV show
Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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TV show
Story:
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Place:
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TV show
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