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Key Features:
Adultery, Marital dissatisfaction, Manipulation, Insecurity, Sexual content-high, Passion, Toxic relationship, Betrayal, Psychological drama, Nudity-moderate, Sexual content-high
Tone:
serious, dramatic
Target Audience:
Adults, Drama enthusiasts, Relationship drama viewers
Emotional Arc:
Boredom → Passion → Destruction

Zandalee

1991-05-09
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Bored with her marriage to burnt out poet turned corporate executive Thierry, Zandalee falls prey to an old friend of her husband, the manipulative and egotistical Johnny and becomes enmeshed in a sensual, passionate and destructive affair.

Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Cast
Nicolas Cage, Erika Anderson, Judge Reinhold, Joe Pantoliano, Viveca Lindfors, Steve Buscemi, Marisa Tomei, Aaron Neville, Ian Abercrombie, Jo-El Sonnier
Crew
Sam Pillsbury, Mari Kornhauser
Rating
4.3(91 votes)
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Vengeance: A Love Story

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Adulterers
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Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

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The Aviator's Wife
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Boxing Helena
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A top surgeon is besotted with a beautiful woman who once rebuffed him. Unable to come to terms with life without her, he tries to convince her that they need each other. She has other ideas, but a horrific accident leaves her at his mercy.



Anthony Zimmer
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François, an ordinary Joe, falls hard for the sublimely beautiful woman who has just picked him up on the train and invited him to spend the weekend with her on the Riviera. But when the lady disappears the next morning and the police drag him in for questioning, François discovers he's been set up to pass for her notorious outlaw husband on the run, Anthony Zimmer. Even though he's been lied to and manipulated, François' life is changed forever and he's ready to give anything - maybe even his life - to hold this mysterious beauty in his arms again.



Pleasure or Pain
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Atlantic City
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Dangerous Liaisons
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Four Lovers
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Two Can Play That Game

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A Good Marriage
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7.9

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Pardon Mon Affaire
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Sleepless Night
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