Shubhabrata Dutta
Love is a complicated emotion, and it becomes even more difficult to understand when a person falls for someone else when they are already in a relationship. The idea of infidelity can be scary as well as exciting. No matter what a person’s reasons for cheating on their partner are, this topic contains enough drama for storytellers to explore it from different angles. In the expansive collection of movies in its catalog, Hulu boasts some of the best movies that explore the topic of infidelity, giving the audience an insight into all the ways love can work.
6. God Forbid (2022)
This documentary film showcases the 7-year sexual affair between a pool attendant, Giancarlo Granda, and Becki Falwell, the wife of evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr., who was the president of Liberty University, one of America’s largest Christian colleges as well as a well-known Trump supporter. In the film, we get a first-hand description of the whole case, including the political repercussions, from Granda himself, who reveals how Jerry watched while Becki and Granda made love. This was after Becki coerced Granda into coming to her room at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach luxury hotel in March 2012. The affair came to light in 2020. Directed by Billy Corben, you can watch the film right here.
5. To the Wonder (2012)
Terrence Malick’s romantic drama ‘To the Wonder’ revolves around three people, Neil, Marina, and Jane. The film begins with Neil committing to Marina, but then there is a fallout, and he meets Jane. Meanwhile, Marina, who had moved on from Neil, starts missing him again. After some time, Neil and Jane’s relationship also starts to disintegrate. As emotions and feelings get all mixed up and our characters struggle to figure out what they want and who they want, we get a somber drama that doesn’t hold back from ripping human emotions off its facades. Starring Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, and Rachel McAdams, ‘To the Wonder’ can be streamed right here.
4. Anaïs in Love (2021)
‘Anaïs in Love’ is as much a holiday movie as a comedy movie that deals with infidelity with lots of “falls for” in it. Directed by Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet, the film tells the story of 30-year-old Anaïs (Anaïs Demoustier), who is in an unhappy relationship with her boyfriend, Raoul (Christophe Montenez), when a married man, Daniel (Denis Podalydès), much aged, falls for her. With Anaïs looking for a way out, the unlikely pair tries to get things going. But this is not what the movie is about. It is about what happens when Anaïs falls in love with Daniel’s live-in partner Emilie (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi), a famous writer. As Anaïs hangs out with Emilie in the gorgeous terrain of the Brittany peninsula, we get a sense of unfiltered longing and belonging that the two women are secretly brewing for each other. You can watch the film here.
3. Deep Water (2022)
Starring Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas, ‘Deep Water’ is an erotic thriller that offers ample amounts of eroticism, thrill, and motivated infidelity or infidelity that has a motive behind it. Vic (Affleck) and Melinda (de Armas) are married and have a daughter, but their complicated relationship is based on a peculiar arrangement made to avoid the mess that a divorce brings. Melinda is allowed to have affairs and sleep with other men. But when one of Melinda’s lovers is murdered, eyes turn to Vic, who has already claimed to have killed another lover of hers. Was he serious, or was he kidding? ‘Deep Water’ is directed by Adrian Lyne and based on Patricia Highsmith’s 1957 novel. Feel free to check out the film here.
2. Elena Undone (2010)
Nicole Conn’s ‘Elena Undone’ offers a passionate portrayal of a lesbian relationship between a pastor’s wife and a lesbian writer. Elena, the former, and Peyton, the latter, meet at an adoption agency and form a strong bond of friendship that, unbeknownst to them, slowly turns into mutual attraction. Elena seems to be bent on being with Peyton, although she is unable to figure out how to speak to her husband about it. Does their love story have a chance? Or is it too late already? Starring Necar Zadegan and Traci Dinwiddie, ‘Elena Undone’ goes no-holds-barred in exploring a steamy lesbian relationship. You can binge it right here.
1. Sideways (2004)
‘Sideways’ follows two men who go on a road trip to Santa Barbara County, known for its wines. One of them is getting married, but before that, he intends to have a last casual fling. However, both of them find themselves attracted to women and naturally start enjoying without realizing the power of truth to reveal itself in ways extraordinary. Finding sex partners may be easy, but they come with consequences. Can the two men handle them? Directed by Alexander Payne, ‘Sideways’ is a comedy fueled by power-packed performances of Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church. You can stream it here.
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