Affliction fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
The mind, everyday modern life, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Standout cinematography
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Affliction is tense and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and profoundly sad. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
The mind, everyday modern life, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the mind, everyday modern life, and family. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Like father like son...?
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Affliction is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 79). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 54 min
Affliction runs 1 h 54 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Affliction higher (84) than audiences (71). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $6 million worldwide, 1.1 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States, Canada, Japan.
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TV Tropes lists 41 storytelling tropes for Affliction, including Age-Appropriate Angst, The One Who Made It Out, The Alcoholic.
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