Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- sensual
- melodramatic
- morally uneasy
- adult date night
- 1990s movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sensational premise more compelling than the contrived script and underdeveloped characters, while acknowledging that the principal performances make the melodrama watchable.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
John Gage offers a million dollars for one night with Diana, transforming marital fidelity and sexual desire into a negotiable asset.
The financially desperate Murphys are tested by billionaire gambler John Gage, whose fortune gives him extraordinary leverage over their marriage.
The entire conflict grows from the couple's decision whether to accept a million-dollar offer that violates their assumptions about love and marriage.
Adrian Lyne frames the Las Vegas wager, billionaire lifestyle, and marital crisis as polished, sensual adult melodrama.
Films like Indecent Proposal, and why
Pretty Woman
shared adult romance, financial temptation, and marital conflict centered on a morally provocative bargain
Honeymoon in Vegas
shared gambling setting, romantic tension, and characters whose relationship is tested by money
Disclosure
shared erotic romantic drama, power imbalance, and critique of treating women as commodities
The Graduate
shared wealthy outsider, sexual rivalry, and melodramatic examination of marriage and desire
Movie Details
- Director
- Adrian Lyne
- Release Date
- 1993-04-07
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (1675)
Cast
- Robert Redford
- Demi Moore
- Woody Harrelson
- Seymour Cassel
- Oliver Platt
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Billy Connolly
- Rip Taylor
- Pierre Epstein
- Joel Brooks
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Indecent Proposal about?
- A financially desperate married couple accepts a billionaire’s million-dollar offer for one night with the wife, putting love, loyalty, and economic power on trial.
- What is Indecent Proposal like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Indecent Proposal as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Indecent Proposal violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Indecent Proposal.
- What did critics think of Indecent Proposal?
- Critics broadly found the sensational premise more compelling than the contrived script and underdeveloped characters, while acknowledging that the principal performances make the melodrama watchable.
- Which films are like Indecent Proposal?
- Films with a similar feel include Pretty Woman, Honeymoon in Vegas, Disclosure, and The Graduate.
- How long is Indecent Proposal?
- Indecent Proposal runs 117 minutes.
- Where can I watch Indecent Proposal?
- In United States, Indecent Proposal streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
