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Love, exciting and new'Total Recall,' 1990'(500) Days of Summer,' 2009'Fatal Attraction,' 1987'Closer,' 2004'Annie Hall,' 1977'The Break-Up,' 2006'Kill Bill,' 2003'Sliding Doors,' 1998'Forgetting Sarah Marshall,' 2008'Hancock,' 2008'Romeo + Juliet,' 1936, 1954, 1968, 1996'Gone With the Wind,' 1939'Moulin Rouge!,' 2001

Michael Douglas plays Dan, a happily married New York lawyer who has one-night-stand with Alex (Glenn Close).<br><br>

<b>Why it failed/how they broke up:</b> Alex's desire turns to obsession, kidnapping and attempted murder, making "fatal attraction" a household name for love truly not meant to be.

'Fatal Attraction,' 1987

( Paramount Pictures / November 6, 1996 )

Michael Douglas plays Dan, a happily married New York lawyer who has one-night-stand with Alex (Glenn Close).

Why it failed/how they broke up: Alex's desire turns to obsession, kidnapping and attempted murder, making "fatal attraction" a household name for love truly not meant to be.

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