Affliction

Dec 30, 1997

1h 54m

★ 6.3

Like father like son...?

Overview

A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating mentally.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

Kingsgate Films

Largo Entertainment

Lionsgate

JVC Entertainment Networks

Affliction Trailers

Cast

Wade Whitehouse

Nick Nolte

Margie Fogg

Sissy Spacek

Glen Whitehouse

James Coburn

Rolfe Whitehouse

Willem Dafoe

Lillian

Mary Beth Hurt

Jack Hewitt

Jim True-Frost

Alma Pittman

Marian Seldes

Gordon LaRiviere

Holmes Osborne

Jill

Brigid Tierney

Evan Twombley

Sean McCann

Nick Wickham

Wayne Robson

J. Battle Hand

Eugene Lipinski

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