Damage is a 1992 romantic psychological drama film directed and produced by Louis Malle and starring Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardson, Rupert Graves, and Ian Bannen.

Adapted by David Hare from the 1991 novel Damage by Josephine Hart, the film is about a British politician (Irons) who has a sexual relationship with his son's fiancée and becomes increasingly obsessed with her.

Dr. Stephen Fleming, a physician who has entered politics and become a minister, lives in London with wife Ingrid and daughter Sally.

At a reception, Stephen meets a young woman, Anna Barton, the daughter of a British diplomat and a four-times-married Frenchwoman.

[7] Kenneth Turan, in a review for the Los Angeles Times, had much praise for the film, and for the performances of Irons, Binoche, and Richardson; writing: "working together with great seriousness of purpose and a considerable amount of skill, this team has turned Damage into high-class entertainment, carefully controlled, beautifully mounted and played with total conviction.

Its lurid soul may have more in common with Jackie Collins than Jane Austen, but its passionate nature and convincing performances can't help but draw you in.

"[8] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone praised Malle's direction of a "faithful film version" of Hart's original novel.

"[9] Todd McCarthy's review for Variety was somewhat more mixed, stating that "Damage is a cold, brittle film about raging, traumatic emotions.

Unjustly famous before its release for its hardly extraordinary erotic content, this very British-feeling drama from veteran French director Louis Malle proves both compelling and borderline risible, wrenching and yet emotionally pinched, and reps a solid entry for serious art-house audiences worldwide.

But more mainstream Yank viewers led by publicity to expect a hot or romantic time will be in for a dry two hours.

"[10] In a mixed review for Empire magazine, Matt Mueller gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, while leveling a few criticisms: "Walking a precarious line between stark, penetrating drama and pretentious twaddle, Louis Malle's terribly British vision of erotic obsession, adapted from Josephine Hart's bestseller, is alternately compelling and risible, hypnotic and remote."

[2] In March 2022, it was announced that a second adaptation of Damage was set to be developed for Netflix in the form of an original four-part limited series.

The series will be written by Morgan Lloyd-Malcolm and Benji Walters, with Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D'Sa directing.

[23][24] The miniseries, titled Obsession, was released on 13 April 2023 and received universally negative reviews from critics and audiences.