The Proposition
Seen it?1998 | 110 min | Drama, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 11% on Rotten Tomatoes, almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved An Officer and a Gentleman, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Father Michael McKinnon goes from the UK to Boston circa 1935. For unknown reasons, he avoids at all costs the most prominent parishioners, Arthur and Eleanor Barret. Meanwhile Eleanor and Arthur desperately want to have a child, but Arthur is sterile, so they hire Harvard law student Roger Martin to impregnate Eleanor, but unfortunately Roger falls in love with her.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
11% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$148K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 15K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
- Madeleine StoweEleanor Barret
- Kenneth BranaghFather Michael McKinnon
- William HurtArthur Barret
- Robert LoggiaHannibal Thurman
- Blythe DannerSyril Danning
- Ken CheesemanWayne Fenton
- Dee NelsonSusan Vicar
- Pamela HartSkip Taylor
- Neil Patrick HarrisRoger Martin
- Josef SommerDryer