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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) is a middle-aged ineffectual sheriff in a small New Hampshire town, where he and his brother, Rolfe (Willem Dafoe), were raised. .. Read more

Starring	Nick Nolte, James Coburn, Sissy Spacek, Willem Dafoe
Director	Paul Schrader
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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- - 4
  - 2
  flatters to deceive
  
  Playing a small town sherrif who suddenly finds himself out of his depth and spiralling down gives a role worthy of Nick Nolte who is usually the best thing in ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Saty
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  - 28 Jul 2004 at 10:30
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- - 0
  - 0
  Never put off that dentist checkup
  
  In frozen New Hampshire, Nick Nolte plays a small town loser employed as a policeman cum general dogsbody by the corrupt mayor. Haunted by the spectre of his ... read more »
  
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- - Oldbloke
  - 238 reviews
  - Sidmouth
  - 25 Jan 2012 at 23:17
- - 0
  - 0
  Schrader's Best Work
  
  The story unfolds in seeminly predictable manner, but however is shuted aside for a deeper meaning. Up front a murder mystery that is just a setting for a man&#... read more »
  
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- - MFBias
  - 2 reviews
  - Tadworth
  - 09 Oct 2011 at 15:42
- - 0
  - 1
  IN THE MIDST OF LIFE
  
  Clever film about White masculine violence resulting from the violent nature of Western culture. Not only those who are raised in such a culture, not only those... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - TUNBRIDGE WELLS, ENGLAND
  - 21 Jan 2011 at 16:51
- - 0
  - 2
  affliction
  
  has to be the worst film I have had the pleasure of wasting my time watching.Starts off really slow and never goes anywhere.Nick Nolte,sissy spacek,james coburn... read more »
  
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- - simmy
  - 8 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 29 Oct 2009 at 13:34
- - 0
  - 0
  Slow paced but well acted
  
  The US trend for slow burning real life dramas continues with this finely acted film. Nick Nolte puts in a great performance as a man with a difficult ... read more »
  
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- - Phil
  - leicester
  - 25 Feb 2007 at 19:04
- - 0
  - 0
  dark and grim
  
  This film is pretty grim and the story depressing. The characters are also a bit flat, occasioanlly unconvincing and quite caricatured, especially Nick Nolte&#... read more »
  
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  - Durham, England
  - 22 Oct 2005 at 10:15
- - 2
  - 1
  Affliction
  
  A fine, slow paced, drama from Paul Schrader. It has fine central performances from Nick Nolte, James Coburn and, enlivening what could be a dull part, Sissy ... read more »
  
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- - SAI81
  - 360 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 07 Aug 2005 at 15:27
- - 1
  - 0
  oh dear
  
  What a load of rot! Don't bother cos its utterly boring!
  
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- - Peter Langdon
  - norwich, uk
  - 05 Aug 2005 at 11:24
- - 2
  - 0
  Solid but unspectacular
  
  Nick Nolte plays a sheriff in a small American town who struggles in his relationships and lives in the shadow of his abusive father, played with menace by ... read more »
  
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- - Graeme Barton
  - UK
  - 25 Apr 2005 at 12:48
- - 2
  - 0
  Solid; well acted
  
  Had an eye on this ever since it was first released in '99 but never seemed to catch it on TV. Was a little disappointed, mainly I think because of the ... read more »
  
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- - Ballowski
  - Tyne and Wear
  - 07 Oct 2004 at 22:19
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- - 4
  - 2
  flatters to deceive
  
  Playing a small town sherrif who suddenly finds himself out of his depth and spiralling down gives a role worthy of Nick Nolte who is usually the best thing in ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 12650
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Saty
  - Reading
  - 28 Jul 2004 at 10:30
- - 2
  - 0
  Solid but unspectacular
  
  Nick Nolte plays a sheriff in a small American town who struggles in his relationships and lives in the shadow of his abusive father, played with menace by ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 96355
- - Graeme Barton
  - UK
  - 25 Apr 2005 at 12:48
- - 2
  - 0
  Solid; well acted
  
  Had an eye on this ever since it was first released in '99 but never seemed to catch it on TV. Was a little disappointed, mainly I think because of the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 310976
- - Ballowski
  - Tyne and Wear
  - 07 Oct 2004 at 22:19
- - 2
  - 1
  Affliction
  
  A fine, slow paced, drama from Paul Schrader. It has fine central performances from Nick Nolte, James Coburn and, enlivening what could be a dull part, Sissy ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 137299
- - SAI81
  - 360 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 07 Aug 2005 at 15:27
- - 1
  - 0
  Affliction
  
  I missed this one at the cinema during its very limited release. Worth catching on DVD for awesome Nolte and Coburn performances. A slow-burn movie but well ... read more »
  
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- - David Lippiatt
  - Perth, Scotland
  - 12 Jul 2004 at 11:51
- - 1
  - 0
  oh dear
  
  What a load of rot! Don't bother cos its utterly boring!
  
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- 136734
- - Peter Langdon
  - norwich, uk
  - 05 Aug 2005 at 11:24
- - 1
  - 0
  A gem for Nolte, but very dark
  
  Nick Nolte may be the most under-rated actor after Ed Harris and Kevin Bacon. This is a dark gem of a film, a psychological study so taut and sharp-edged it ... read more »
  
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- - Tadpole
  - England
  - 17 Oct 2003 at 16:25
- - 0
  - 0
  dark and grim
  
  This film is pretty grim and the story depressing. The characters are also a bit flat, occasioanlly unconvincing and quite caricatured, especially Nick Nolte&#... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 164470
- - a customer
  - Durham, England
  - 22 Oct 2005 at 10:15
- - 0
  - 0
  Slow paced but well acted
  
  The US trend for slow burning real life dramas continues with this finely acted film. Nick Nolte puts in a great performance as a man with a difficult ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 415050
- - Phil
  - leicester
  - 25 Feb 2007 at 19:04
- - 0
  - 0
  Schrader's Best Work
  
  The story unfolds in seeminly predictable manner, but however is shuted aside for a deeper meaning. Up front a murder mystery that is just a setting for a man&#... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1049399
- - MFBias
  - 2 reviews
  - Tadworth
  - 09 Oct 2011 at 15:42

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  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) is a middle-aged ineffectual sheriff in a small New Hampshire town, where he and his brother, Rolfe (...