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15. Last Night
Last Night follows a married couple who, after a fight, spend a night apart – one faces temptation with a colleague, while the other reconnects with an ex – exploring themes of trust and infidelity. | © Miramax Films
14. Same Time, Next Year
George and Doris meet once a year for decades, not out of recklessness, but to share something they can’t find in their everyday lives. The film doesn’t frame their affair as right or wrong, it just shows two people clinging to a rare kind of emotional honesty, even if it’s built on secrecy. | © Universal Studios
13. The Love Witch
Elaine’s lovers don’t fall for her: they fall under her spell, literally. The film turns cheating into a surreal act of ritual and performance, framing infidelity less as betrayal and more as a tragic side effect of chasing love in a world built on illusion. | © Oscilloscope
12. Fatal Attraction
Dan cheats during a rough patch at home, and the film subtly nudges us to see it as a harmless escape. By painting Alex as unstable and Dan as a regular guy who made a mistake, the story shifts blame and quietly asks the audience to forgive him before the credits roll. | © Paramount Pictures
11. Betrayal
Emma and Jerry’s affair isn’t driven by passion, it's about power, secrecy, and quiet rebellion. The film doesn’t try to excuse the cheating; it just shows how easily betrayal becomes part of everyday life when no one says the truth out loud. | © 20th Century Fox
10. Match Point
Chris cheats not out of love, but lust and ambition, drawn to Nola while clinging to the stability Chloe offers. In his world, luck decides who pays for betrayal, and he walks away clean, using fate as his excuse and guilt as the only price he’s willing to pay. | © Paramount Pictures
9. The Other Woman
Mark isn’t just a cheater, he is a cartoon villain, and the film wastes no time making that clear. The real story is about the women he wronged banding together, not to forgive him, but to take him down and take back their power. | © 20th Century Studios
8. Babygirl
Romy’s affair isn’t about escaping her husband, it's about finally discovering a part of herself she’d buried for decades. The film treats her cheating not as a collapse, but as a messy, necessary step toward honesty, desire, and a more awakened version of her life. | © A24
7. Vanilla Sky
David treats intimacy like a casual game, seeing no harm in juggling women, until fantasy and guilt catch up with him. His cheating isn’t about passion or love; it’s about emotional emptiness masked by charm, and a desperate attempt to stay in control of something, anything. | © Paramount Pictures
6. Falling in Love
Frank and Molly never cross a physical line, but their growing bond feels every bit like an affair of the heart. The movie leans into emotional cheating as something gentle, almost accidental, born from routine, loneliness, and the quiet pull of being truly seen. | © Paramount Pictures
5. Me Before You
Lou emotionally checks out of her relationship with Patrick long before anything happens with Will. The film sidesteps the messiness of cheating by painting Patrick as inattentive and Will as a life-changing connection, making her shift feel more like a necessary step than a betrayal. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
4. Closer
The characters cheat not out of weakness, but with conviction. They chase desire, then justify it in the name of “truth” and emotional honesty. In their world, betrayal isn’t hidden – it’s flaunted, dissected, and used as a way to feel something real. | © Sony Pictures Releasing
3. Eyes Wide Shut
Bill never technically cheats, but his emotional spiral takes him deep into temptation. The film suggests that the desire to cheat, the imagining of it, can be just as disruptive as the act itself. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
2. The Notebook
Allie cheats on her fiancé, but the film frames it as her finally choosing love over obligation. It’s not about betrayal, it's about reclaiming a once-in-a-lifetime connection that never really ended. | © New Line Cinema
1. Unfaithful
Connie doesn’t cheat because she’s cruel – she cheats because she feels numb, trapped in a marriage that’s grown cold. Her affair is less about betrayal and more about chasing the rush of being seen, wanted, and alive again. | © 20th Century Studios
