- Release Date: 1998
- Runtime: 111 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Starring: Paul Rudd, Kali Rocha, Jennifer Aniston, Lena Cardwell ... see all
- Director: Nicholas Hytner
- Plot: George and Nina seem like the perfect couple. They share a cozy Brooklyn apartment, a taste for tuna casserole dinners, and a devotion to ballroom dancing. They love each other.... Read more
User Reviews
i just like it.
Jun 08, 2008
Violet - yahoo.com
Jun 08, 2008Violet - yahoo.com
even though this movie isn't anything special, The Object of my Affection still gives you a smile on your face once the closing credits roll. no, there aren't any visuals, and there aren't any oscar-winning performances, but the story is unique... Full review
i just like it.
Jun 08, 2008
margery_lovett_kills_children - yahoo.com
Jun 08, 2008margery_lovett_kills_children - yahoo.com
even though this movie isn't anything special, The Object of my Affection still gives you a smile on your face once the closing credits roll. no, there aren't any visuals, and there aren't any oscar-winning performances, but the story is unique... Full review
one of my favorites
Jun 26, 2007
ilovesoad457 - yahoo.com
Jun 26, 2007ilovesoad457 - yahoo.com
this movie may not look like much, but it has more heart and real life struggles in it than brokeback mountain could ever have. aniston and rudd have great chemistry in the film, and the supporting actors play a good part,... Full review
An affectionate story
Feb 09, 2007
diamond321x - yahoo.com
Feb 09, 2007diamond321x - yahoo.com
Some people weren't happy with the ending,and thus lowered their grade for this movie. But I was happy with the ending because it was "REALITY". True, it was a very sweet love story while it lasted. I too, wanted the gay... Full review
An affectionate story
Feb 09, 2007
Danny Diamond - yahoo.com
Feb 09, 2007Danny Diamond - yahoo.com
Some people weren't happy with the ending,and thus lowered their grade for this movie. But I was happy with the ending because it was "REALITY". True, it was a very sweet love story while it lasted. I too, wanted the gay... Full review
Magnificent
Jan 13, 2007
Barushka - yahoo.com
Jan 13, 2007Barushka - yahoo.com
How can it be that seems something so perfect to two people is not what theu really want. Here we are the perfect parents for the unborn child who the mother is willing to pass on the biological father and would... Full review
Magnificent
Jan 13, 2007
shell_mundell - yahoo.com
Jan 13, 2007shell_mundell - yahoo.com
How can it be that seems something so perfect to two people is not what theu really want. Here we are the perfect parents for the unborn child who the mother is willing to pass on the biological father and would... Full review
SO GOOD- Loved It
Dec 17, 2006
Courtney - yahoo.com
Dec 17, 2006Courtney - yahoo.com
This movie is very good! I really enjoyed it and think you will also. It's vert realistic, although acting in some parts could have been better from Aniston- she didn't fully go there. Paul Rudd was very believable in his role.... Full review
SO GOOD- Loved It
Dec 17, 2006
farrell_girl77 - yahoo.com
Dec 17, 2006farrell_girl77 - yahoo.com
This movie is very good! I really enjoyed it and think you will also. It's vert realistic, although acting in some parts could have been better from Aniston- she didn't fully go there. Paul Rudd was very believable in his role.... Full review
not a gay film...just a Jennifer Aniston movie
Aug 12, 2006
bcb_spam - yahoo.com
Aug 12, 2006bcb_spam - yahoo.com
If you like Friends and Jennifer Aniston, then you'll probably like this movie...because it has Jennifer in it. If you are looking for a quality gay movie, this is not it. It displays mainstream gay stereotypes. Also, you have to like... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Apr 17, 1998theglobeandmail.com
Sociologically, I suppose, the movie may enjoy some tiny distinction.....Homosexual characters are no longer uncommon in film....Yet they still don't enjoy the narrative flexibility afforded to other minorities.....That's not to sugggest romance comedies should be realistic;.... ... Full Review
| Apr 17, 1998San Francisco Chronicle
Rudd, Aniston sparkle in gay-straight love story....Occasionally, ``The Object of My Affection'' borders on being too clever.....if you have a strong story and a lot of talent behind the camera.....By bringing the right degree of pathos to poignant dialogue, he also has the capacity to make audiences cry..... ... Full Review
Film Journal International
its very strangeness is what makes The Object of My Affection both frustrating and intriguing.....Ultimately, the movie also tends to gloss over some of the darker implications of Nina's plight, supplying her with an alternate Prince Charming.... ... Full Review
James Berardinelli's Reviews
The Object of My Affection is clearly better because of her, not in spite of her.
The respected British director, whose best-known effort is probably The Madness of King George , has a keen sense of character and a good feel for the details of a friendship, and these are the reasons why The Object of My Affection , which has a pleasant (but not superlative) script, work.
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News
Critics aren't easy on TV stars who move over to big screen projects. Since Jennifer Aniston gained fame as a romantic comedy ing?nue, it was expected that most of her films would be light fare. ... Full Article
U.K. HIT: JERRY SPRINGER -- THE OPERA
showbizdata.com –
2002-08-07
Jerry Springer -- The Opera has turned out to be the hit of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, according to British newspaper reports. Director Nicholas Hytner ( The Madness of King George, The Crucible, The Object of My Affection ) was... ... Full Article
The Newest Helen Haunt: Broadway
newsweek.com –
1998-07-27
WE'RE MAD ABOUT HER ON TV, at the movies she's as good as it gets and in this month's Esquire she's downright voluptuous as the ""Women We Love'' cover girl. But is Helen Hunt ready to do Shakespeare on Broadway? ... Full Article
Imagine "When Harry Met Sally," except Harry is gay and Sally is pregnant by an ex-boyfriend she can't stand, and you have the rough scenario of "The Object of My Affection." ... Full Article

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