Accident (1967)

Stephen is a professor at Oxford University who is caught in a rut and feels trapped by his life in both academia and marriage. One of his students, William, is engaged to the beautiful Anna, and Stephen becomes enamored of the younger woman. These three people become linked together by a horrible car crash, with flashbacks providing details into the lives of each person and their connection to the others in this brooding English drama.

Genres: Romance, Drama

What to watch after Accident

• The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) — Same feel: dramatic, emotional
• The Go-Between (1971) — Joseph Losey directed both
• Darling (1965) — Dirk Bogarde appears in both
• The Offence (1973) — Vivien Merchant appears in both
• The End of the Affair (1999) — Same subject: infidelity, obsession
• Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) — Same feel: dramatic, emotional