Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- sincere
- warm
- date night
- romantic comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film engaging and sincere about real relationship issues, while noting that its contrived plotting sometimes overwhelms the characters.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nina chooses to imagine raising her child with George, her gay best friend, rather than following a conventional romantic partnership.
George and Nina share deep emotional closeness while Nina develops romantic feelings he cannot reciprocate in the same way.
Nina's pregnancy drives her decision-making and intensifies conflict with both George and her boyfriend.
The central triangle joins a pregnant woman, her gay best friend, and her overbearing boyfriend in an atypical emotional configuration.
Films like The Object of My Affection, and why
Imagine Me & You
shared romantic comedy structure, unconventional friendship, and emotionally complicated pregnancy and family themes
The Kids Are All Right
shared lgbtq+ romantic themes, relationship ambiguity, and warm comedy-drama tone
Walking and Talking
shared urban romantic entanglements, witty dialogue, and tensions between friendship and conventional partnership
Movie Details
- Director
- Nicholas Hytner
- Release Date
- 1998-04-17
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (342)
Cast
- Jennifer Aniston
- Paul Rudd
- Alan Alda
- Nigel Hawthorne
- John Pankow
- Tim Daly
- Allison Janney
- Steve Zahn
- Amo Gulinello
- Bruce Altman
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Object of My Affection about?
- A pregnant New York social worker tries to build an unconventional family with her gay best friend while love and partnership pull them in different directions.
- What is The Object of My Affection like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Object of My Affection as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Object of My Affection violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Object of My Affection.
- What did critics think of The Object of My Affection?
- Critics broadly found the film engaging and sincere about real relationship issues, while noting that its contrived plotting sometimes overwhelms the characters.
- Which films are like The Object of My Affection?
- Films with a similar feel include Imagine Me & You, The Kids Are All Right, and Walking and Talking.
- How long is The Object of My Affection?
- The Object of My Affection runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Object of My Affection?
- In United States, The Object of My Affection streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
