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The Worst Representations of Autism in Movies and TV
25. Babygirl
This glossy drama follows a forbidden affair with all the slow-burn tension and polished visuals you’d expect, but with a female-led creative team behind the camera. While the story doesn’t fully stick the landing, it’s still a bold, provocative ride that plays with power, desire, and control. | © A24
24. Closer
Two couples become entangled in a web of love, betrayal, and revenge after an affair shatters their fragile connections. Brutally honest and emotionally raw, Closer is a sharp, intimate drama about how deeply we can hurt the people we love. | © Sony Pictures Releasing
23. The Girl On The Train
Rachel, a troubled alcoholic, fixates on a couple she sees from her daily train until the woman goes missing and Rachel becomes a key suspect. Powered by Emily Blunt’s gripping performance, this twisty thriller dives into obsession, memory, and what happens when you can’t trust your mind. | © Universal Studios
22. Unfaithful
A bored housewife slips into a passionate affair with a younger man, setting off a chain of events that spins from desire into tragedy. Diane Lane delivers a standout performance in this moody, adult thriller that explores guilt, temptation, and the thin line between love and betrayal. | © 20th Century Studios
21. An Affair To Remember
Two strangers fall in love on a cruise, despite being committed to others, and agree to reunite atop the Empire State Building – but fate has other plans. Romantic and bittersweet, this classic shows how love can be messy, complicated, and still unforgettable. | © 20th Century Fox
20. The Voyeurs
A young couple becomes obsessed with spying on their neighbors, only to find themselves pulled into a web of secrets and manipulation. The Voyeurs tries to balance thriller and mystery, and while it throws in one twist too many, it's still a slick, voyeuristic ride worth peeking into. | © Amazon Studios
19. Crazy, Stupid, Love
When his wife admits to cheating, a heartbroken dad gets a crash course in dating from a smooth-talking stranger, but ends up learning more about love than pick-up lines. With charm, laughs, and a killer twist, Crazy, Stupid, Love is a refreshingly honest take on mistakes, forgiveness, and second chances. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
18. Breathe In
A married music teacher feels stifled in his picture-perfect suburban life until a talented exchange student awakens something he’s been missing. Thoughtful and quietly intense, Breathe In explores longing, regret, and the illusion of happiness behind a well-kept facade. | © Cohen Media Group
17. Chloe
When a wife suspects her husband of cheating, she hires a young woman to test his loyalty, but things go into an unexpected direction. Chloe blends jealousy, seduction, and blurred boundaries in a sleek, stylish thriller with a twist. | © Sony Pictures Classics
16. Happy End
This tense Korean drama follows a woman trapped in a loveless marriage who starts an affair, but things take a dark and unexpected turn. With a fantastic cast and a shocking ending, Happy End is a gripping slow burn that hits hard when it lands. | © Myung Films
15. The Descendants
While preparing to say goodbye to his comatose wife, a grieving husband learns she was having an affair, and now he has to process both loss and betrayal at once. George Clooney delivers a quietly powerful performance in this layered, bittersweet story about love, family, and letting go. | © Walt Disney Pictures
14. The Wait
This one’s definitely not for everyone – slow, strange, and deeply atmospheric, The Wait leans more into mood than clear answers. But if you’re in the right headspace, it’s a quiet, haunting take on grief, desire, and the lines we cross when we can’t let go. | © Nostromo Pictures
13. Indecent Proposal
A cash-strapped couple agrees to a millionaire’s offer of $1 million for one night with the wife, and it shatters everything they thought they could handle. Controversial but unforgettable, this drama explores how love, trust, and self-worth can unravel with just one decision. | © Paramount Pictures
12. Brothers
After being presumed dead in combat, a soldier returns home haunted by trauma – and convinced his brother has taken his place with his wife. There’s no real affair, but suspicion, grief, and guilt threaten to tear the family apart in this intense, emotional drama led by powerful performances. | © Lionsgate Films
11. Babysitter
What starts as a sleepover turns into a bloody, over-the-top nightmare when a young boy discovers his babysitter is part of a satanic cult. It’s funny, self-aware, and packed with twists, a horror-comedy that never takes itself too seriously but still delivers more than you’d expect. | © Netflix
10. Fatal Attraction
Dan’s brief affair turns into a nightmare when his lover, played by Glenn Close, refuses to let go and becomes dangerously obsessed. This tense thriller shocked audiences and sparked lasting debates about love, lies, and villainy. | © Paramount Pictures
9. Notes On A Scandal
When a teacher’s affair with a student is discovered by a lonely colleague, it sparks a dangerous game of obsession and control. With powerhouse performances from Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench, this is a chilling story about secrets, manipulation, and misplaced trust. | © Searchlight Pictures
8. Bound
An ex-con falls for a mobster’s girlfriend, and the two women plot a dangerous escape with a suitcase full of cash. Bound is a slick, tense, and stylish crime thriller that put the Wachowskis on the map before The Matrix ever hit screens. | © Summit Entertainment
7. Gone Girl
When Amy Dunne vanishes, all eyes turn to her cheating husband, but nothing about this story is simple. Twisted, sharp, and unforgettable, Gone Girl flips the script on infidelity and revenge in ways no one sees coming. | © Walt Disney Pictures
6. Silver Linings Playbook
After catching his wife cheating, Pat spirals until he meets Tiffany, a sharp and equally damaged widow who helps him find a new path. This offbeat, emotional story shows how healing can come from the messiest moments. | © The Weinstein Company
5. Eyes Wide Shut
After his wife confesses a hidden desire, a shaken doctor wanders through a night of temptation and jealousy. Kubrick’s final film is a haunting, dreamlike dive into trust, secrecy, and what we’re really capable of when no one’s watching. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
4. Little Children
In a quiet suburb, two parents stuck in loveless marriages find solace in a secret affair that offers a fantasy, desire, and a break from their routine. With sharp narration and layered characters, Little Children exposes the cracks beneath the perfect suburban surface. | © New Line Cinema
3. Cape Fear
Nick Nolte plays a cheating lawyer whose past infidelities come back to haunt him when a vengeful ex-con, played by a terrifying Robert De Niro, targets his entire family. Martin Scorsese turns this psychological thriller into a gripping, deeply uncomfortable look at guilt, revenge, and self-destruction. | © Universal Studios
2. Brokeback Mountain
Two men fall in love during a summer of herding sheep and spend the next 20 years hiding their relationship from the world and themselves. Ang Lee’s powerful drama is heartbreaking, tender, and a landmark in queer cinema. | © Focus Features
1. In The Mood For Love
In the Mood for Love isn't your typical cheating story – it’s about two neighbors who discover their spouses are unfaithful and slowly fall for each other, but never cross the line. Wong Kar-wai’s romantic drama is all about restraint, longing, and the quiet pain of doing the right thing. | © Focus Features
