The Object of My Affection (1998)
- Directed by
- Nicholas Hytner
- Genre
- drama film, comedy drama, romantic comedy, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 338 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A pregnant social worker in New York falls for her gay roommate and wants to raise her child with him instead of with the baby's father.
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What happens
The Object of My Affection is a 1998 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner, starring Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd alongside Allison Janney, Alan Alda, Nigel Hawthorne, John Pankow, and Tim Daly. The film was adapted from novel of the same name by Stephen McCauley and the screenplay was written by Wendy Wasserstein. The story focuses on a New York social worker who, after becoming pregnant by her boyfriend, develops romantic feelings for her new gay roommate and decides she would rather raise her child with him. It was filmed in 1997 in various locations around New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The film received mixed reviews and was a moderate box office success grossing $46.9 million against a production budget of $15 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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