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The End of the Affair
1999
· Movie
· 102 min
C
MEANRANK
68/100
Every rating
65–74
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 65, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 74.
See the most agreed on films →On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles, husband of his ex-mistress Sarah, who abruptly ended their affair two years before. Bendrix's obsession with Sarah is rekindled; he succumbs to his own jealousy and arranges to have her followed.
Details
- Director
- Neil Jordan
- Writer
- Neil Jordan
- Based on
- a work by Graham Greene
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- Released
- 3 December 1999
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $23.0M
- Box office
- $10.8M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 26 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 28 →2 wins from 28 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1999 | Best Actress | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1999 | Best Cinematography | Roger Pratt | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1999 | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Michael Nyman | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1999 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1999 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1999 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Neil Jordan | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 1999 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 1999 | Best Cinematography | Roger Pratt | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Neil Jordan | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Michael Nyman | Nominee |
Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Roger Pratt | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
10 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Ralph Fiennes | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Roger Pratt | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Neil Jordan | Nominee |
| Best Film | Stephen Woolley and Neil Jordan | Nominee |
| Best Make-Up and Hair | Christine Beveridge | Nominee |
| Best Original Film Music | Michael Nyman | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Anthony D. G. Pratt | Nominee |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Winner |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
4 nominations
| Actress of the Year | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
| British Actor of the Year | Ralph Fiennes | Nominee |
| British Film of the Year | Nominee | |
| British Screenwriter of the Year | Neil Jordan | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | Roger Pratt | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
Humanitas Prize
1 nomination
| Feature Film Category | Neil Jordan | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination
| USC Scripter Awards | Neil Jordan (screenwriter) ; Graham Greene (author) | Nominee |