The Object of Beauty

The Object of Beauty

Love is more than dollars and sex.

Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Produced by Avenue Pictures, BBC

1991103 min5.3 / 10

A darkly comedic caper about a couple's financial desperation and moral compromise, where their insurance fraud scheme spirals into uncertainty and paranoia.

American couple Jake and Tina are living in an expensive London hotel above their means, incurring a sizeable debt. When they are asked to pay a lavish dinner bill and Jake's card is declined, he suggests they sell Tina's tiny, expensive Henry Moore sculpture to cover the debt. After they hatch a scheme to claim the sculpture was stolen in order to collect insurance on it, the sculpture mysteriously goes missing.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Object of Beauty violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Object of Beauty sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Does The Object of Beauty end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is The Object of Beauty easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Object of Beauty scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity79

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Object of Beauty

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Object of Beauty

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Object of Beauty, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Object of Beauty, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Object of Beauty, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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