Irresistible

"A secret is not safe if the truth has a witness."

2006 1h 43m EN

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5.5

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22%

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5.7

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★5.5TMDB · 138🥫22%Rotten Tomatoes★5.7IMDB · 6,710

DramaMysteryThriller

Synopsis

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A wife and mother is consumed by the thought that her husband's co-worker is trying to win him away from her and their family.

“A secret is not safe if the truth has a witness.”

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Cast

Susan Sarandon
Sophie Hartley
Sam Neill
Craig
Emily Blunt
Mara
Charles Tingwell
Sam
William McInnes
Jimmy
Georgie Parker
Jen
Terry Norris
Magistrate
Joelene Crnogorac
Anastasia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ann Turner
Writers: Ann Turner
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ann Turner, shot by Martin McGrath. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ken Sallows shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Susan Sarandon and Sam Neill and Emily Blunt carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A secret is not safe if the truth has a witness.".

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IMDB entry: tt0448564 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ann Turner directs. Martin McGrath behind the camera. Ken Sallows cuts. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Directed by Ann Turner, shot by Martin McGrath. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Ken Sallows shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Susan Sarandon and Sam Neill and Emily Blunt carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "A secret is not safe if the truth has a witness.".
6IMDB entry: tt0448564 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 8 themes, including "infidelity", "obsession", "paranoia", "seduction".

The technical file

Cinematography: Martin McGrath
Editing: Ken Sallows
Production design: Kim Buddee
Makeup / hair: Peta Hastings
VFX supervisor: Chris Schwarze
Sound: Craig Carter
Stunt coordinator: Zev Eleftheriou
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Irresistible (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes: 22% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 5.7/10 · 6,710 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

1 nomination

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Wuchak2021-09-16
★ 6/10
Fatal attraction in Melbourne; not really, but sort of A family in Melbourne (Sam Neill & Susan Sarandon) is threatened when a young woman attracts the husband at work (Emily Blunt). But is she really a threat or is the wife just paranoid? "Irresistible" (2006) is a drama/mystery/thriller that throws in bits of “Fatal Attraction” (1987), “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968), “Poison Ivy” (1992), “Single White Female” (1992) and “What Lies Beneath” (2000), but is unique enough to stand on its own. The style of the filmmaking took me a little bit of time to acclimate to. I suppose you could criticize it as a Lifetime movie with a bigger budget. But there are several things to appreciate, including some well-done visuals and the inevitable revelations. Neill is always effective as the male protagonist. Sarandon is past her physical prime, but still in shape and dramatically effective. As for Blunt, this is one of her earlier roles. So she’s attractively youthful, but too thin; she’d fill out better for “Wind Chill” (2007). The film runs 1 hour, 43 minutes, and was shot in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. GRADE: B-

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