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What are the very best movies about infidelity that show genuine reactions to finding out about the infidelity and what the BS goes through?

Wow!! I'd like to know if there is one...!

I cant remember the name but it was on Lifetime..and Gail O"Grady played the betrayed wife and I believe Lisa Rina played her best friend who cheated with Gail's husband..I remember very emotional scenes...more so about losing her best friend than her husband.

That movie is called "Another Woman's Husband"

My personal favorite is "The Price of a Broken Heart" which stars Park Overall and details how she sued OW for Alienation of Affection and WON to the tune of 3 million dollars!

[This message edited by Chicky at 7:49 PM, July 29th (Sunday)]

Connive Sellecca and Kevin Dodson movie called A House of Secrets and Lies.

The husband was a serial cheater with Connie's character doing the usual following him around town and checking up on him, in one scene they're at some function and he's at the bar chatting up some woman when comfronted he plays it off as a work friend.

Lisa Erinna and her husband's did a movie called Sex, Lies & Obsession

He plays a married man with sexual addiction, there is one scene where she finds his stash of porn pictures. Painful to watch especially when she finds out the scope of his addiction.

I thought that George Clooney did a great job in The Descendants. His reaction and behavior in the aftermath seemed pretty spot on to me.

Unfaithful with Richard Gere and Diane Lane.

The BS allowed his anger to take over during the confrontation with the OM. In the end, the affair destroyed a beautiful family.

Spanglish with Adam sandler but George clooney's movie was also very good. But I do not think its a good idea for anyone in first stages after DD to watch these.

It is only one part of the movie- the movie is multiple stories that have some overlap-

but the BS (played by Emma Thompson)discovers her H is having an A her reaction is spot on.

ETA; The movie is Love Actually...somehow I missed giving the title.

sunandmoon

[This message edited by sunandmoon at 8:42 AM, July 31st (Tuesday)]

you mean "love actually"?

yes very well played by her

sunandmoon

I think you may be talking about Love Actually

We often watch this at Christmas time and my WH would always lovingly console me as I cried during her discovery scene. Go Figure

Yes, Love Actually. Stunned me.

FWH's X IC, recommended it for me! Uh, What!?

However, I really felt her character deep inside.

Well, The Kids are All Right sure nailed it in a lot of areas, but it sent me into a real tailspin, watching it about 3 months after D-Day.

Another great flick I will NEVER watch again...

One Hour Photo portrayed how it impacted an external, third party.

It has some intense, graphic scenes though as the main character (played by Robin Williams) deals with the infidelity as a witness.

Spanglish with Adam sandler

there was a crack in the planet

That is one of my fav quotes from this movie.And Cloris Leachman is amazing.

Goodfellas does the infidelity theme running through it very well.

Fireproof is a great movie regarding infidelity; especially the "slippery slope" as both partners are being unfaithful.

Um, funny and not funny is the beginning of "Old School" (Luke Wilson's character: "Be honest. Tell me this is the first time this has happened." Juliette Lewis's character "Well, do you want me to tell you this is the first time, or do you want me to be honest?") But, think about it: the whole movie is about the 180.

I saw Nights in Rodanthe recently; was a lot about a BW trying to choose between R and D but other themes too.

Tyler Perry has several movies that deal with infidelity.

"We don't live here anymore"

It shows some pretty genuine reactions but it's not just about what the BS goes through. It's crazy. So trigger warning to all. But I think a really good film.

And I agree with Neithan about .... "The Kids Are All Right" is another well done film with a twist on the infidelity issue. Worth watching but trigger warning.

Since love actually was already mentioned, I’ll add a different one. I know it sometimes catches some flak here, but I thought the infidelity angle in “He’s just not that into you” was well handled.

It covers how the WS slides down the slippery slope to finally fully embrace the affair. How the OW and at least one of her friends, work to justify it through some romantic ideal.

And of course, the BS, who is completely shocked upon reveal. There is no initial outburst since the reveal was in Home Depot, but her cool demeanor belies her obvious turmoil. Which is reinforced with her breaking down to her friend at work. The initial desire to make it work at all costs. There is the HB angle where she initiates sex with her WS at his office, (albeit with the OW hidden in the closet) and the final result where his ongoing lying esp. about his smoking was the final nail in the coffin for their marriage.

It was brief as you would expect in a movie that has many different story arcs, but it all, I think it was well handled.

American Beauty had a weird twist on it. When the WW (Annete Benning) tells someone to mind her own business, and he replies that actually "(whoever) is the drive thru manager so this is her business."

Kevin Spacy does a fantastic 180 / midlife crisis combo.