Unfaithful (2002 film)

Unfaithful
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAdrian Lyne
Screenplay by
Based onThe Unfaithful Wife
by Claude Chabrol
Produced by
  • Adrian Lyne
  • G. Mac Brown
Starring
CinematographyPeter Biziou
Edited byAnne V. Coates
Music byJan A. P. Kaczmarek
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10) (United States)
  • July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08) (Karlovy Vary)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50 million
Box office$119.1 million

Unfaithful is a 2002 American erotic thriller film directed and produced by Adrian Lyne and written by Alvin Sargent and William Broyles Jr., adapted from the Claude Chabrol film The Unfaithful Wife (1969). Starring Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Olivier Martinez, and Erik Per Sullivan, the film follows Edward and Connie Sumner (Gere and Lane), a couple living in the suburbs of New York City whose marriage is jeopardized when the wife has an affair with a stranger (Martinez) she encounters by chance.

Unfaithful was theatrically released in the United States on May 10, 2002, and was screened at the 37th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on July 8, 2002. The film was a box-office success, grossing $119.1 million against its $50 million production budget. Despite mixed reviews from critics, Lane received critical acclaim for her performance. She received Best Actress nominations at the 75th Academy Awards, the 60th Golden Globe Awards, and the 9th Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning it at the 7th Satellite Awards.