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      The Proposition

      R 1998 1 hr. 50 min. Drama List
      11% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 50% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Longing to have a baby, a sterile 1930s Bostonian (William Hurt) hires a man to impregnate his wife (Madeleine Stowe). Read More Read Less

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      Steve D Strong cast and a mess of a script. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/24 Full Review Audience Member Interesting but disgusting at some scenes. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Well, this wasn't the western I thought it was... This melodrama does not hold any attention for the viewer. The constant, one tone music is annoying. The acting, the voice overs, none of it is engaging. Neil Patrick Harris is unintentionally hilarious and serves as the film's only reason to watch it. SPOILERS! Here's the entire story of the movie, because this description is much more entertaining that their execution. William Hurt and his wife want a baby, so they hire NPH to knock her up. He does, but falls in love with her. He dies mysteriously and then the wife finds his body in a graveyard and falls into an unfilled grave, smooshing the baby. Kenneth Branagh plays a priest who decides to play detective to see if Hurt killed NPH, but in the investigation has a torrid affair with the wife. She gives birth and dies. Kenneth learns something about faith. The end. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member A nice movie for a relaxing night. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a fantastic and overlooked film with deeply moral themes. People either love it or hate it; few point out that there are so many moral themes in its "Mad Men"-style, telegraph-like dialogue, the running time could not do it justice. This should be remade--with its original director--as a mini-series or even a complete series. It is that good. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Is there any way or where to watch this movie? Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 2/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Entertainment Weekly Rated: C Mar 27, 1998 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Rated: 1/5 Oct 6, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Sep 29, 2005 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 8, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Longing to have a baby, a sterile 1930s Bostonian (William Hurt) hires a man to impregnate his wife (Madeleine Stowe).
      Director
      Lesli Linka Glatter
      Executive Producer
      Lata Ryan
      Screenwriter
      Rick Ramage
      Production Co
      Interscope Communications
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 8, 2020
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $121.9K
      Sound Mix
      Surround