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Affliction (1998) — Stream on Shout! TV · CriticCrunch

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Affliction

Movie1998·114 min

Affliction

Directed by Paul Schrader

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

An Academy Award-winning crime drama film directed by Paul Schrader. Winner of Best Supporting Actor, with 1 additional Oscar nomination.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 70%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.3

About Affliction

A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating mentally.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Bleak (1 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: family dysfunction, trauma recovery, obsession, small town, parent child, anti hero, everyman, investigation procedural, slow burn reveal, rise and fall, corruption

/10

338 ratings

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Details

Director: Paul Schrader
Language: English

Cast

Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn

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Awards

🏆Oscar Winner — Best Supporting Actor (1998)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Actor (1998)

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How Affliction Ranks

All movies

Top 70%

1990s movies

Top 69%

Crime movies

Top 67%

Paul Schrader films#8 of 19

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the vibe

Affliction Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkharrowinglayeredseriouspersonalbleakgrittycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

investigation procedural

slow-burn reveal

rise & fall

family dysfunction

trauma recovery

obsession

anti-hero

everyman

parent child

corruption

small town

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

bleak 1/9bleak 1/9