Underplayed Gems

For Love or Money (1993)

For Love or Money poster
Directed by
Barry Sonnenfeld
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 395 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A concierge saves up to buy his own hotel. He needs more money so he makes a deal with a wealthy friend to look after the friend's mistress. He falls for her and then learns the friend plans to steal the hotel.

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What happens

For Love or Money (also released as The Concierge) is a 1993 American romantic comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Michael J. Fox and Gabrielle Anwar. In the film, a concierge has invested his savings into obtaining his own hotel, but needs additional financing to begin development. He receives financial assistance from a wealthy friend, in exchange of taking care of the friend's neglected mistress. The concierge was already attracted to the woman before making this deal, and he starts developing genuine feelings from her. Meanwhile, he finds out that his wealthy friend is planning to betray him and to take over the ownership of the hotel. For Love or Money was released by Universal Pictures on October 1, 1993. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing $11.1 million against a $30 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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