Dark horse

Todd Solondz's black comedy Dark Horse stars Jordan Gelber as Abe, a thirtysomething loser still living with mom and dad, and employed at his father's company, even though he would rather spend his time buying toys online. He meets Miranda (Selma Blair), and tries repeatedly to go on a date with her. When he finally succeeds in this endeavor, he asks her to marry him. Soon she has given him hepatitis, and Abe goes through a series of hallucinations involving his father's secretary.

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"Two thirty-something women fall in love; one is a depressed woman on the rebound and the other an avid toy collector who is the black sheep in her family."
"Todd Solondz's black comedy Dark Horse stars Jordan Gelber as Abe, a thirtysomething loser still living with mom and dad, and employed at his father's company, even though he would rather spend his time buying toys online. He meets Miranda (Selma Blair), and tries repeatedly to go on a date with her. When he finally succeeds in this endeavor, he asks her to marry him. Soon she has given him hepatitis, and Abe goes through a series of hallucinations involving his father's secretary."@en
"Romance blooms between two thirty-somethings in arrested development: an avid toy collector who is the dark horse of his family and a depressed woman on the rebound."
"Feature film from the USA. Comedy. Two un-ambitious social dropouts in their thirties agree to marry, accepting the grim future of their relationship."
"In his mid-30s, Abe clings to the trappings of his adolescence, including his collection of toys and action figures adorning his bedroom. Still living with his parents, Abe works for his increasingly disappointed father and feels resentful of his brother's success as a California doctor. When Abe meets Miranda, whose personal and professional disasters have sent her scrambling back to the safety of her parents' home, he sees what he thinks is a chance at true love."@en
"Todd Solonz writes and directs this bittersweet dark comedy drama charting the dysfunctional romance that unfolds between two 30-something misfits. Abe (Jordan Gelber) is a balding, chronically dissatisfied 'kidult' who works for his father (Christopher Walken), is spoiled rotten by his doting mother (Mia Farrow), and spends his free time indulging his passion for collecting toys. When he meets Miranda (Selma Blair), a failed writer going through post break-up depression, the two gradually enter into an unstable relationship with."@en
"Two adults, both in their mid-30s and both living with their parents, plan to begin a life together but find their old lives and habits undermining their new one."