Love at Large
Seen it?1990 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (75% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for armchair detectives and anyone who loves trying to stay one step ahead. It plays fair with the clues, so you can play along. Same wavelength as Dial M for Murder.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, tense.
- The pace
- Lets scenes breathe, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
Inept private investigator Harry Dobbs meets vampish new client Miss Dolan, who wants him to follow her abusive lover. But Dobbs sets about tailing a different person entirely – a mysterious character leading a double life. Harry, however, discovers that he himself is being followed by a distaff gumshoe.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
75% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alan Rudolph
- Tom BerengerHarry Dobbs
- Elizabeth PerkinsStella Wynkowski
- Anne ArcherMiss Dolan
- Kate CapshawMrs. Ellen McGraw
- Annette O'TooleMrs. King
- Ted LevineFrederick King / James McGraw
- Ann MagnusonDoris
- Kevin J. O'ConnorArt the Farmhand
- Ruby DeeCorrine Dart
- Barry MillerMarty