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The End of the Affair (1999)

Directed by Neil Jordan · 102 min · Romance, Drama

51.5 TOPICAL score · #1,820 of 6,776 films

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On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles, husband of his ex-mistress Sarah, who abruptly ended their affair two years before. Bendrix's obsession with Sarah is rekindled; he succumbs to his own jealousy and arranges to have her followed.

The End of the Affair (1999, directed by Neil Jordan) has a TOPICAL score of 51.5 - ranked 1,820 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 14 nominations, including the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Critics: 67% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 65. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (287 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 29 languages.

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Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics41
Audience33
Awards94
Historical impact31
Lasting engagement36
Cast93
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Ralph Fiennes (actor #42), Julianne Moore (actor #81), Stephen Rea (actor #462), James Bolam

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