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Just Tell Me What You Want (1980)

Just Tell Me What You Want poster
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
R
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A successful businesswoman and her longtime lover, a volatile producer, break up and reconcile as they fight for control of her inheritance. Their sharp verbal battles and manipulative games reveal their deep connection beneath the chaos.

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What happens

Just Tell Me What You Want is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lumet. It stars Ali MacGraw, Peter Weller and Alan King, and was also Myrna Loy's final film. The screenplay by Jay Presson Allen, adapted from her novel, won her the David di Donatello Award for Best Screenplay of a Foreign Film. This is MacGraw's last leading role in a film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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