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      The Object of My Affection

      1998, Romance/Comedy, 1h 52m

      60 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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      Despite heartfelt performances from Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd, The Object of My Affection suffers from too many plot contrivances and frequent turns into rom-com sappiness. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      New York City social worker Nina Borowski (Jennifer Aniston) invites her gay friend, George (Paul Rudd), to move into her apartment after he breaks up with his longtime lover, Robert (Tim Daly). Meanwhile, Nina gets pregnant and decides to keep the baby -- but end her relationship with the child's father, boyfriend Vince (John Pankow). As Nina and George live and raise the baby together, the two grow close -- and Nina realizes she's beginning to fall in love with her friend.

      • Rating: R (Strong Language|Some Sexuality)

      • Genre: Romance, Comedy, Lgbtq+

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Nicholas Hytner

      • Producer: Laurence Mark

      • Writer: Stephen McCauley, Wendy Wasserstein

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $29.1M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: 20th Century Fox

      • Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox

      • Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Jennifer Aniston
      Paul Rudd
      Alan Alda
      Nigel Hawthorne
      John Pankow
      Tim Daly
      Allison Janney
      Steve Zahn
      Bruce Altman
      Kevin Carroll
      Lauren Pratt
      Robert C. Lee
      Petra Alexandria
      Diana Pokorny
      George Fenton
      Oliver Stapleton
      Tariq Anwar
      Jane Musky
      Susan Bode
      John A. Dunn
      Angel De Angelis
      Naomi Donne
      Mari-Jo Winkler
      Sam Hoffman
      Julie A. Bloom

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      Audience Reviews for The Object of My Affection

      • Jul 11, 2014

        I'm sure that Anniston and Rudd agreed never to speak of this again.

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      • Jun 11, 2014

        I love both of them, but I didn't care much for this movie. I thought it was slow-moving, boring, and a little corny.

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      • May 20, 2014

        Jennifer Aniston made some interesting choices in taking movie roles in the nineties, before she became queen of the agitating awful rom-coms. This indie comedy, about a social worker and her gay roommate, shows them having a strained relationship while also dealing with their own love lives. I'm torn on whether or not I genuinely like this film, because the characters are enjoyable to watch, and the way they maneuver between the blurred lines of sexuality is interesting, but the way sexual orientation is depicted leaves me cold. So many films have tried to characterize sexuality as a spectrum that involves men who are gay experimenting with women to a point of domesticity. This was done successfully on "Will and Grace" and the same concept was exploited in "Gigli" but to an outside observer it rarely makes sense. Here, at least, it's clearly defined that George has no interest in a sexual relationship with Nina, and just wants to help her raise her child, but Nina is unaware, which tilts perspective. This film handles its characters' motivations rather well and shows the dysfunction in their relationship with aplomb, but it would be great for once to see a gay man and straight woman be friends without the added drama of sexual tension. Otherwise it's a sweet little film that explores modern day relationships and their many layers.

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      • Feb 09, 2012

        Interesting topic, kinda a love it or hate it film. It's really cute and Aniston's performance was great. It's just a cute little film to watch. The reference to singing in the rain blew me away!!!!! I love it

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