Taglines: One mistake can change your life.
Fatale Movie Storyline. Derrick Tyler is a former college basketball star who has gone on to build a successful sports management agency in Los Angeles with his best friend Rafe Grimes, representing African-American athletes. His marriage to Tracie, a real estate agent, is failing, and he suspects she is having an affair. Rafe is also pressuring him to sell the company to a larger corporation, which Derrick, valuing his independence, refuses to do.
During a business trip to Las Vegas, Rafe encourages Derrick to vent his frustrations by having a fling of his own. Removing his wedding ring and introducing himself as Darren from Seattle, he catches the attention of a woman at a bar. She admits she is also looking for casual sex, and after flirting on the dance floor, they end up in her hotel room. While trying to sneak out the next morning, he discovers that she has locked his phone in the room safe and is coerced into having sex with her again.
Returning to LA, a guilty Derrick reconciles with Tracie. That night, Derrick hears what sounds like a break-in; investigating, he is attacked by a masked burglar and barely manages to fight him off. The police arrive and the detective assigned to the case, Valerie Quinlan, is revealed to be the woman from Las Vegas.
She asks Tracie questions that have no relevance to the break-in and implies to Derrick that she could be compelled to reveal his affair or, for a price, keep silent. In her spare time, Valerie stalks her ex-husband, local politician Carter Heywood, who filed a restraining order against her after she left her service weapon unattended while drunk and their daughter Haley accidentally shot herself, leaving her using a wheelchair. Valerie has also been stripped of her custody rights and is desperate to get her daughter back, hoping a corruption scandal Carter is embroiled in will work in her favor.
Fatale is a 2020 American thriller film directed by Deon Taylor, from a screenplay by David Loughery. It stars Hilary Swank, Michael Ealy, Mike Colter and Danny Pino. The film was theatrically released in the United States on December 18, 2020, by Lionsgate. The film has received mixed reviews from critics.
In August 2019, Lionsgate acquired distribution rights to the film. It was initially scheduled to be released on June 19, 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was then scheduled to be released on October 30, 2020, however, it was pushed to 2021 in early October. However on November 23, 2020, it was moved up to December 18, 2020. It was released via video on demand on January 8, 2021 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
In the United States and Canada, Fatale was released alongside Monster Hunter and was projected to gross $1 million from 1,107 theaters in its opening weekend. The film grossed $330,000 on its first day and ended up opening to $918,112, finishing third at the box office. The film fell to sixth in its second weekend, grossing $659,825, then made $701,561 in its third weekend.
Fatale (2020)
Directed by: Deon Taylor
Starring: Hilary Swank, Michael Ealy, Mike Colter, Lexa Gluck, Danny Pino, Geoffrey Owens, Damaris Lewis, David Hoflin, Sam Daly, Tyrin Turner, Kali Hawk, Denise Dowse, Ian Stanley
Screenplay by: David Loughery
Production Design by: Charlie Campbell
Cinematography by: Dante Spinotti
Film Editing by: Eric L. Beason
Costume Design by: Solomon Fobb
Set Decoration by: Dena Roth
Music by: Geoff Zanelli
MPAA Rating: R for violence, sexual content and language.
Distributed by: Lionsgate Films
Release Date: December 18, 2020
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