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Indecent Proposal (1993) poster

1993 · romance · drama · music

Indecent Proposal

Directed by Adrian Lyne1h 57m1993

John Gage offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night with the man's wife.

Our read: Indecent Proposal (1993) reads as a warm, steady, grounded romance · drama · music entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.

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Warm, steady, measured romance / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.

ElsewhereIMDb6.082kRT34%Metacritic45
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How Indecent Proposal feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a heated what-would-you-do romance that stays fiercely talkable after credits.”

ends warmit stays with youa slow buildgrips by minute 18attention 4/5earns its length
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upexplicit sex

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