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A pregnant New York City 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 b... Read allA pregnant New York City 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.A pregnant New York City 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.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
19K
YOUR RATING
- Director
- Writers
- Stephen McCauley(novel)
- Wendy Wasserstein(screenplay)
- Stars
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- Director
- Writers
- Stephen McCauley(novel)
- Wendy Wasserstein(screenplay)
- Stars
- See more at IMDbPro
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
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- Director
- Writers
- Stephen McCauley(novel)
- Wendy Wasserstein(screenplay)
- All cast & crew
Storyline
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. There's only one hitch: George is gay. And when Nina announces she's pregnant, things get especially complicated. Vince - Nina's overbearing boyfriend and the baby's father-wants marriage. Nina wants independence. George will do anything for a little unqualified affection, but is he ready to become an unwed surrogate dad? —Michael Kuroiwa <Afixiation@mail.earthlink.net>
- Taglines
- A love story that could only happen between best friends.
- Genres
- Certificate
- K-12
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaWinona Ryder turned down the role of Nina.
- GoofsWhen 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.
- SoundtracksYou Were Meant for Me
Written by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
Performed by Sting
Produced and Arranged by Dave Hartley and George Fenton
Sting appears courtesy of A&M Records
Top review
chin up, young person!
They say you can't help who you love, and people have used that line forever to make terrible decisions about romance. This movie explores the idea that while you might not be able to help loving someone, you can still choose how you respond to that feeling. Choosing wisely is the difficult part! :) The characters (and not just the main characters - there are some great sub-plots and well-rounded side characters here) learn a lot about being realistic (and how & why that can be difficult) when it comes to romance. Many aspects of this theme are played out, and in more ways that you'd think just from reading the back of the DVD cover.
I highly recommend this if you like that class of chick flick that goes beyond the obvious to ponder some of the deeper questions about love and the things we do to find it, keep it, and occasionally break our hearts over it. Like other beautiful movies of this kind (eg, While You Were Sleeping, French Kiss) the comedy is fairly subtle and character-based.
All the elements are there: casting, direction, script (story and dialogue) and acting are all good. I hope you enjoy this movie as much as I did!
I highly recommend this if you like that class of chick flick that goes beyond the obvious to ponder some of the deeper questions about love and the things we do to find it, keep it, and occasionally break our hearts over it. Like other beautiful movies of this kind (eg, While You Were Sleeping, French Kiss) the comedy is fairly subtle and character-based.
All the elements are there: casting, direction, script (story and dialogue) and acting are all good. I hope you enjoy this movie as much as I did!
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- rivenrock
- Mar 1, 2006
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $29,187,243
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,725,855
- Apr 19, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $46,905,889
- Runtime
- 1h 51min
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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