Film

The Object of My Affection 1998

Directed by Nicholas Hytner

  • Drama, Romance
  • 111 min
  • R

Rotten Tomatoes53%Metacritic52

A love story that could only happen between best friends.

A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.

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Contemporary, classical in form, earnest and spare.

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  • classical in formformally daring
  • earnestironic
  • sparerichly built
  • intimateepic

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