Unfaithful (2002 film)

Unfaithful
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Adrian Lyne
Screenplay by	Alvin Sargent William Broyles Jr.
Based on	The Unfaithful Wife 1969 French-Italian film by Claude Chabrol
Produced by	Adrian Lyne G. Mac Brown
Starring	Richard Gere Diane Lane Olivier Martinez Erik Per Sullivan
Cinematography	Peter Biziou
Edited by	Anne V. Coates
Music by	Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Production companies	Fox 2000 Pictures Regency Enterprises
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10)
Running time	124 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$50 million[1]
Box office	$119.1 million

Unfaithful is a 2002 erotic thriller film directed and produced by Adrian Lyne and starring Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Olivier Martinez, Erik Per Sullivan, Chad Lowe, and Dominic Chianese. It was adapted by Alvin Sargent and William Broyles Jr. from the 1969 French film The Unfaithful Wife by Claude Chabrol. It tells the story of a couple living in the suburbs of New York City whose marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an affair with a stranger she encounters by chance.

Unfaithful grossed $52 million in North America and $119.1 million worldwide. Despite mixed reviews overall, Lane received much praise for her performance. She won awards for Best Actress from the National Society of Film Critics and New York Film Critics, and was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Actress.