Damage (1992)
Desire... Deceit... Destiny...
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Damage rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.7/10· 22K votes
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Metacritic71%
TMDb6.566/10· 679 votesWith 80% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 71/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About Damage
The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.
Cast of Damage
Jeremy Irons
as Dr. Stephen Fleming
Juliette Binoche
as Anna Barton
Miranda Richardson
as Ingrid Fleming
Rupert Graves
as Martyn Fleming
Peter Stormare
as Peter Wetzler
Gemma Clarke
as Sally Fleming
Ian Bannen
as Edward Lloyd
Julian Fellowes
as Donald Lyndsay, MP
Leslie Caron
as Elizabeth Prideaux
Tony Doyle
as Prime Minister
Ray Gravell
as Raymond
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Susan Engel
as Miss Snow
Damage facts
- Budget
- $11M
- Box office
- $31M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Forbidden affair captures raw emotional damage and longing with restraint
- •Louis Malle brings sophisticated European sensibility to complex erotic drama
- •Femme fatale archetype explored with psychological depth and moral ambiguity
What the audience disliked
- •Slow burn pace and contemplative tone may test patience of modern viewers
- •Downbeat resolution leaves audiences in emotionally devastating rather than cathartic space
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