Fatal Affair

Fatal Affair follows Ellie Warren, a successful lawyer who reconnects with David Hammond, an old friend from her college years. Hoping to repair her marriage to her husband Marcus after the brief encounter, Ellie instead finds David's interest turning into an obsession that draws her into a dangerous game of cat and mouse and puts everyone close to her at risk.

The 2020 thriller was directed by Peter Sullivan, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Rasheeda Garner; it is the twelfth of the twenty-three films he has directed, coming between The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders and Love Accidentally. Nia Long stars as Ellie, with Omar Epps as David, Stephen Bishop as Marcus, Aubrey Cleland as Brittany, Maya Stojan as Courtney and KJ Smith as Deborah. Long also produced alongside Jeffrey Schenck and Barry Barnholtz. The film runs 89 minutes and was made in the United States by Hybrid.

Audience response has been muted: on IMDb it holds a rating of 4.6 from around 7,300 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 5.7 from 318 votes. Both figures point to a modest reception for the film among viewers.