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Love Object (2003)

Love Object poster
Directed by
Robert Parigi
Genre
drama film, slasher film, romance film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
R
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 80 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lonely technical writer becomes obsessed with a realistic sex doll that he buys. His fixation blurs the line between reality and fantasy as he begins to treat the doll like a real person.

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What happens

Love Object is a 2003 American horror film written and directed by Robert Parigi. Kenneth (played by Desmond Harrington) is an efficient but socially awkward technical writer who develops an obsessive relationship with Nikki, a realistic sex doll he purchases. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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