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Indecent Proposal

Indecent Proposal

Romance · Drama · 1993

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

Movie details

Indecent Proposal

“A husband. A wife. A millionaire. A proposal.”

1993 Romance · Drama 1h 57m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

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

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Indecent Proposal?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Adrian Lyne

Written by

Amy Holden Jones

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

John Gage

Demi Moore

Demi Moore

Diana Murphy

Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

David Murphy

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

Mr. Shackleford

Oliver Platt

Oliver Platt

Jeremy

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

Day Tripper

Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

Auction M.C.

Court is in session

Put Indecent Proposal on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.