The Object of My Affection

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The Object of My Affection

R,

1998,

1h 52m,

Romance/

Comedy/

LGBTQ+

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57%

53 Reviews

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51%

25,000+ Ratings

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53 Reviews

51%

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25,000+ Ratings

New York City social worker Nina Borowski (Jennifer Aniston) invites her gay friend, George (Paul Rudd), to move into her apartment after he breaks up with his longtime lover, Robert (Tim Daly). Meanwhile, Nina gets pregnant and decides to keep the baby -- but end her relationship with the child's father, boyfriend Vince (John Pankow). As Nina and George live and raise the baby together, the two grow close -- and Nina realizes she's beginning to fall in love with her friend.

Critics Consensus

Despite heartfelt performances from Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd, The Object of My Affection suffers from too many plot contrivances and frequent turns into rom-com sappiness.

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Joshua Klein

AV Club

Dec 28, 2018

Rudd and Aniston are sad and believable as star-crossed lovers who know they can never be together for reasons beyond their control.

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Dec 28, 2018

Aniston, a friend in need of a solid movie script... finally gets one courtesy of Tony-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein.

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

Dec 28, 2018

The viewpoint may not be exactly fresh, but [screenwriter Wendy] Wasserstein... delivers the heartfelt message that, male or female, gay or straight, black or white, old or young, the important thing is to pick some one person and make it work.

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

Nov 23, 2022

3/4

Rudd is enchanting. He brings a succinct and proper attitude to a not-so-needy gay character that easily combats the traditional stereotype. He downplays enough situations and reacts brilliantly in some scenes to allow his character to come through easily

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Oct 30, 2020

2/4

There's ultimately little doubt that The Object of my Affection fares best in its entertaining and compulsively watchable first half...

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

May 21, 2020

2/5

'90s romcom about non-traditional family; cursing.

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Kylo S

Apr 3, 2019

The Object of My Affection (1998) Rom-Com starts off steady, then meanders, finally falling apart by the end...but I still had a fun time. Nevertheless, this film is a ONE view for me. Regardless, Paul Rudd is always enjoyable, so it was worth the watch for his early talents alone. Jennifer Maniston performs her usual customary, comfortable role. -April 2019

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Rey L

Nov 11, 2018

The Object of My Affection, based on the novel of the same name by Stephen McCauley, is a pleasant romantic comedy that asks (and tries to answer) questions about the nature of love, sex, family, and friendship. And, while some of the solutions are a little facile, the film nevertheless succeeds, due in large part to a luminous performance by Jennifer Aniston and the effectively-developed central relationship between Aniston's Nina Borowski, a pregnant twentysomething heterosexual, and George Hanson (Paul Rudd), a gay man in the same age range.

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Hermione R

Oct 9, 2014

Anniston Played Quite A Manipulative Woman, A Bit Naive.. Found Her Very Frustrating To Watch Here. The Other Go No-Where Stories, Tied Together With Fluffy String Just Furthered That Frustration At A 'Feel Good' Story Trying Too,Hard & Looking Nowhere Special..Ends Up A Lame Duck Romance..Vaguely, Mildly, Entertaining.

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Kylo M

Sep 5, 2007

What may have been edge for Hollywood 20 years ago now seems just a bit too contrived and dated, and all the films flaws are more TRANSPARENT as a result.

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Nicholas Hytner

Director

Jennifer Aniston

Nina Borowski

Paul Rudd

George Hanson

Alan Alda

Sidney Miller

Nigel Hawthorne

Rodney Fraser

John Pankow

Vince McBride

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Synopsis

New York City social worker Nina Borowski (Jennifer Aniston) invites her gay friend, George (Paul Rudd), to move into her apartment after he breaks up with his longtime lover, Robert (Tim Daly). Meanwhile, Nina gets pregnant and decides to keep the baby -- but end her relationship with the child's father, boyfriend Vince (John Pankow). As Nina and George live and raise the baby together, the two grow close -- and Nina realizes she's beginning to fall in love with her friend.

Director: Nicholas Hytner
Producer: Laurence Mark
Screenwriter: Stephen McCauley, Wendy Wasserstein
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: R (Strong Language|Some Sexuality)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 17, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 15, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $29.1M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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