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Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   7,964 votes
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Director:
Nicholas Hytner
Writers (WGA):
Stephen McCauley (novel)
Wendy Wasserstein (screenplay)
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Release Date:
17 April 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
A love story that could only happen between best friends. more
Plot:
A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Eckhart and Aniston: Secrets to Love
 (From Extra. 16 September 2009, 9:44 AM, PDT)

Jennifer Aniston's Famous Exes
 (From Extra. 9 September 2009, 12:05 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Great Film! more (121 total)

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong language and some sexuality.
Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
George tells Nina that his date for his high school prom (the one to whom he showed a "good time") was named Lucy Jane. In a display of her offbeat sense of humor, that is the name of screenwriter Wendy Wasserstein's daughter. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When George and Nina are kissing on the bed, Nina unbuttons his shirt, then when he answers the phone his shirt is fastened again. He then gets up and walks away, shirt open. more
Quotes:
Rodney: Don't fix your life so that you are left alone right when you come to the middle of it. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Film Geek (2005) more
Soundtrack:
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20 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
Great Film!, 15 August 1999
9/10
Author: Watcher-37 from East Coast US

Finally a truly great film from a star of TV's Friends. Jennifer Aniston is fantastic as a single woman who becomes pregnant and wants to raise the child with her roommate George, who is gay. Unfortunately for her, she ends up falling in love with him. This sets up what is a nonstandard ending to a romance movie, but the payoff is satisfying enough that you aren't in the least disappointed.

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