Affliction

Directed by Paul Schrader
R
1997    1h 49mDrama, Mystery,
6.988%72%
Boston University professor Whitehouse tells of the events leading up to the disappearance of his older brother Wade. The police officer who investigates is deeply troubled, and the murder case drains his mental acuity to the point of a total mental collapse.

Cast of Affliction

  • Nick NolteWade Whitehouse
  • Sissy SpacekMargie Fogg
  • James CoburnGlen Whitehouse
  • Willem DafoeRolfe Whitehouse
  • Mary Beth HurtLillian
  • Jim True-FrostJack Hewitt
  • Marian SeldesAlma Pittman
  • Holmes OsborneGordon LaRiviere
  • Brigid TierneyJill
  • Sean McCannEvan Twombley
  • Wayne RobsonNick Wickham
  • Eugene LipinskiJ. Battle Hand
  • Tim PostChick Ward
  • Christopher HeyerdahlFrankie Lacoy
  • Janine TheriaultHettie Rogers
  • Paul StewartHorner
  • Sheena LarkinLugene Brooks
  • Penny MancusoWoman Driver
  • Danielle DesormeauxElaine
  • Donovan ReiterShort-haired Local
  • Brawley NolteYoung Wade
  • Michael CalozYoung Rolfe
  • Joanna NoyesSally Whitehouse
  • Marcel JeanninState Trooper
  • Susan AlmgrenMrs. Gordon
  • Steve AdamsMel Gordon
  • Martha-Marie KleinhansLena
  • Mark CamachoClyde
  • Ralph AllisonReverend Doughty
  • Charles Edwin PowellJimmy Dane
  • Paul SchraderDirector / Writer
  • Russell BanksWriter
  • Linda ReismanProducer

Affliction Ratings & Reviews

  • Steven AndersonJune 25, 2025
    Ok, I am giong to rate a 3 1/2 based on the message in addressing mental health issues in men. But overall I was bored and left confused throughout this movie.

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