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Object of My Affection, The (1998)

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All Time

of 190,142

3,781

1990's

of 24,698

735

1998

of 6,348

114
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,552
  
  890
  
  Comedy of 1998
  
  of 494
  
  38
  
  Comedy of the 1990's
  
  of 3,182
  
  217
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,999
  
  2,002
  
  Drama of 1998
  
  of 606
  
  67
  
  Drama of the 1990's
  
  of 4,160
  
  444
Romance
- Romance All Time
  
  of 6,887
  
  601
  
  Romance of 1998
  
  of 154
  
  34
  
  Romance of the 1990's
  
  of 895
  
  156

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Object of My Affection, The (1998) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.7051

Avg Critic Score:2.6122

Object of My Affection, The (1998) Movie Reviews

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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

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. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

As Nina, Aniston not only displays a surprising capacity for both comedy and drama, but she shines with the kind of star quality that only a handful of current performers exhibit. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

There is a movie fighting to get out of ``The Object of My Affection,'' and I like it better than the movie it's trapped in. It involves a wise old man who has arrived at some useful insights about life. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

All of this promising material is dealt with on that level where characters are not quite allowed to be as perceptive and intelligent as real people might be in the same circumstances. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)

Much of that appeal comes from compelling performances by the two main actors....read the complete Object of My Affection, The (1998) review at San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)

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Washington Post (Michael O'Sullivan)

It's just more wry than funny, more a gently subversive comedy of modern manners than the simpering date movie it seems to be masquerading as....read the complete Object of My Affection, The (1998) review at Washington Post (Michael O'Sullivan)

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The New York Times (Janet Maslin)

Easier to watch than it is to believe....read the complete Object of My Affection, The (1998) review at The New York Times (Janet Maslin)

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New York Magazine (David Denby)

If the woman’s love is obsessive and needy, the story becomes stupid and painful, and that is what happens in The Object of My Affection, the Stephen McCauley novel that has been adapted for the movies with disastrous panache by playwright Wendy...read the complete Object of My Affection, The (1998) review at New York Magazine (David Denby)

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