As we know the story of Edward and Connie, a perfectly normal and content couple, is portrayed in the movie Unfaithful. We’ve put together a list of some of the movies similar to unfaithful for you, just as we all watched the film unfaithful with the same blend of thrill and sadness.
As we all saw in the movie Unfaithful, Connie and Edward’s ideal marriage is jeopardized when she encounters Paul, a book collector. They begin an affair, which results in murder, heartbreak, bitterness, and guilt. The films that are listed below are movies similar to Unfaithful guarantee raunchy scenes, thrills, and a sense of anticipation for what may happen next. The perfect time to eat some munchies as well.
11 Movies Similar To Unfaithful
Double Indemnity (1944)
IMDb – 8.3
Director – Billy Wilder
An insurance salesman is tricked into assisting a cunning woman kill her husband, which she then claims was an accident. Both of whom devise a smart plan to obtain the benefits of an insurance policy.
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
IMDb – 7.5
Director – Stanley Kubrick
In the movie Eyes Wide Shut, Dr. William “Bill” Harford’s life spins out of control after his wife confides in him about an erotic fantasy she had about another guy, undermining his confidence in her. He sets off on a nightlong adventure because he cannot get the image of his wife and the other man out of his head. During this time, he comes close to cheating on his wife and also infiltrates a semi-religious sexual rite at a country mansion after hearing about it from a friend.
Little Children (2006)
IMDb – 7.5
Director – Todd Field
Sarah Pierce and her self-centered husband Richard Pierce, who is successful in his work but has terrible sexual habits, have an unfulfilling marriage devoid of passion. Sarah decides to speak with the appealing “househusband,” Brad Adamson when she spots him. Brad reveals to her that his wife Kathy provides for him financially. He leaves out the fact that Kathy is a woman who devotes all of her time to their kid Aaron and won’t engage in sexual activity with him. In the afternoons, Sarah has an affair with Brad, the opposite of Richard.
Body Heat (1981)
IMDb – 7.4
Director – Lawrence Kasdan
William Hurt, a struggling Florida attorney, and Kathleen Turner quickly start an affair. Turner is the wife of obscenely wealthy businessman Richard Crenna, and soon a complex plot to assassinate him is hatched so that the pair can remain together forever. Naturally, Turner is more complex than first appears, and Hurt finds himself stuck in an ultra but an extremely risky relationship.
Basic Instinct (1992)
IMDb – 7
Director – Paul Verhoeven
While having sex, a man is brutally killed by an ice pick. Nick Curran and his partner become involved with the investigation and Catherine Tramell, the case’s main suspect. The plot then accelerates and takes numerous unexpected turns.
Fatal Attraction (1987)
IMDb – 6.9
Director – Adrian Lyne
When Dan Gallagher first meets Alex Forrest, he is a successful, contentedly married attorney living in Manhattan. He has a one-night stand with Alex when his daughter and wife, Beth, are away for the weekend. He assumed it was only a casual fling, but she starts to cling to him. Alex attempts suicide as Dan explains that he must return home.
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
IMDb – 6.6
Director – Bob Rafelson
The wife of a Greek man who owns a diner, feeling neglected and lonely, has an illicit relationship with a drifter her husband hires as his mechanic. From that point on, the plot gradually changes in intriguing ways as the two lovers realize that their husband is the only thing standing in the way of their happiness.
Caught (1996)
IMDb – 6.6
Director – Robert M. Young
Joe and Betty, who own a fish market in New Jersey, take pity on the young man who appears to be a drifter and hire him to work there. The new man gives Betty, who is a sexually inhibited woman, the thrill she badly lacks in her marriage. Things change when their son Danny arrives from the West Coast since this was always going to be a fatal love triangle.
Asylum (2005)
IMDb – 6.1
Director – David Mackenzie
Stella, a desperate housewife, loathes her passionless life and dreads having to be a nice little 1950s wife to her stiff husband, who holds a prominent position as a doctor at a neighboring mental institution. Stella one day encounters Edgar, a mental patient who works for them as their gardener. There is an immediate forbidden attraction between the two, and they begin an illicit affair.
Indecent Proposal (1993)
IMDb – 6
Director – Adrian Lyne
David and Diana Murphy, a couple who are struggling financially and fear losing their dream home. They run with billionaire John Gage in Las Vegas, who offers them $1 million in exchange for a one-night with Diana.
The Boy Next Door (2015)
IMDb – 4.7
Director – Rob Cohen
Claire teaches English at a high school and is having marital issues. Her son Kevin becomes friends with Noah, a young man in his late teens, who moves in next door. After engaging in sexual activity with her, Noah develops an obsession with her and starts acting violently, such as brutally punching another student and turning Kevin away from his father.
