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Affliction (1997)

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Reviews Counted:43

Fresh:37

Rotten:6

Average Rating:7.5/10

Consensus: Dark and bleak, the "kick-ass" performances, especially Nolte's "effective" portrayal of an abused soul, is the reason to see this film.

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Based on the novel by Russell Banks, AFFLICTION is a sobering, absorbing psychological study of the precarious relationship between an abusive father and his two sons. Wade Whitehouse (Nick Nolte)... [More]

Starring: Nick Nolte, James Coburn, Sissy Spacek, Willem Dafoe

Director: Paul Schrader

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Jul 6, 1999

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
	Rob Nelson	Nolte could have based his oddly sympathetic performance on the image of a sick animal scrounging for food and shelter along deserted country roads. Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 21 2009 07:17 AM	City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
4/5	Jim Lane	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 07 2008 03:17 AM	Sacramento News & Review
A-	Ted Murphy	Schrader has skillfully turned Banks' novel into a compelling character study. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 11 2007 05:18 PM	Murphy's Movie Reviews
4/5	Emanuel Levy	Arguably Scharder's strongest film in years, Affliction is a powerful reverie on family curse, how incontrollable anger, drinking, and violence almost inevitably pass on from one generation to the next. Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 12 2006 11:19 AM	EmanuelLevy.Com
N/R	Geoff Andrew	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 09 2006 03:17 AM	Time Out
N/R	Jack Mathews	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 04 2006 04:15 AM	Los Angeles Times
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 21 2005 03:16 AM	Houston Chronicle
N/R	Robin Clifford	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 09 2005 03:15 AM	Reeling Reviews
N/R	Stuart Klawans	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 03 2005 10:16 PM	Nation
A-	Philip Martin	Affliction is a shattering film, a dose of bracing naturalism based on Russell Banks' most lacerating novel. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 08 2005 04:49 AM	Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
3/4	Judith Egerton	One wonders why Dafoe is even in the movie. But Nolte is, and that's what enriches Schrader's bleak drama. Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 07 2004 07:15 AM	Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
4/10	Dragan Antulov	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 11 2004 03:05 PM	rec.arts.movies.reviews
N/R	Eugene Novikov	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 22 2003 05:00 PM	Film Blather
3.5/4	Jeffrey M. Anderson	A terrifying movie that faces the truth of cruelty and its everlasting results. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 17 2003 02:19 PM	Combustible Celluloid
C+	Nick Davis	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 10 2003 08:01 AM	Nick's Flick Picks
N/R	Jeff Strickler	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 06 2002 02:45 PM	Minneapolis Star Tribune
N/R	Margaret A. McGurk	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 15 2002 08:01 AM	Cincinnati Enquirer
	Ella Taylor	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 02 2002 05:25 PM	L.A. Weekly
2/4	David Nusair	Despite some great performances, Affliction never really takes off. Full Review \| Comment \| Sep., 25 2002 06:31 AM	Reel Film Reviews
3/4	Jeffrey Westhoff	The heart of Affliction is Nick Nolte's searing performance. Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 30 2002 01:58 PM	Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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