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The Proposition

1998·1h 50m·R
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 6.2/10
2,500 votes

Longing to have a baby, a sterile 1930s Bostonian hires a man to impregnate his wife.

The Proposition is a 1998 drama romance movie directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, starring Kenneth Branagh, William Hurt, Madeleine Stowe. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.2/10 from 2,500 votes and runs 1h 50m.

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Director
Lesli Linka Glatter
Stars
Kenneth Branagh
William Hurt
Madeleine Stowe
Robert Loggia
Creators
Rick Ramage
Details
1998-03-27
110 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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