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For Love or Money

1993 · 94 min

A breezy, charming romantic comedy with a sharp-eyed look at hotel life and the compromises of ambition.

Directed by
Barry Sonnenfeld
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
He thought there was nothing as seductive as money. He was wrong.
Overview
New York concierge Doug Ireland wants to go into business for himself and refurbish a hotel on Roosevelt Island, N.Y., but he needs an investor. With a few weeks left before his option on the site runs out, Doug agrees to help wealthy Christian Hanover conceal his affair with salesgirl Andy Hart from his wife. Despite his own attraction to Andy, Doug tries to stay focused on getting Christian to invest $3 million in his project.

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Directed by
Barry Sonnenfeld
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • ambition
  • deception
  • class
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Barry Sonnenfeld
Written by
Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal
Starring
Michael J. Fox, Gabrielle Anwar, Anthony Higgins, Fyvush Finkel, Sandra Reaves-Phillips, LaChanze, Mike Moyer, Saverio Guerra
Music
Bruce Broughton
Cinematography
Oliver Wood
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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