He Was a Quiet Man
2007 · Movie · 95 min · ★ 6.4 · 67% critics
A lonely, bullied office worker brings a gun to work, convinced he’s on the verge of doing something terrible. When violence erupts anyway, he’s suddenly treated like a hero, forcing him to navigate unwanted attention, guilt, and a fragile connection that challenges how he sees himself and the world around him.
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-11-23
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 67/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (365 votes)
- Budget
- $600,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a bleak, quirky dark comedy about alienation, moral discomfort, and blurred reality, with some emotional pull; Not for you if workplace violence themes or ambiguous, frustrating turns aren’t your thing, like in The Bothersome Man.
Pros: darkly funny moments; strong lead performance; offbeat, surreal tone | Cons: divisive ending; uneven pacing; hard to sympathize
Themes
- rescue
- paraplegic
- aquarium
- office
- dark comedy
- suitcase
- surrealism
- life-saver
- alter ego
- misanthrophy
- falling in love
- mental health
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Christian Slater
as Bob Maconel
Elisha Cuthbert
as Venessa Parks
William H. Macy
as Gene Shelby
Sascha Knopf
as Paula Metzler
John Gulager
as Goldie / Maurice Gregory
Jamison Jones
as Scott Harper
Michael DeLuise
as Detective Soreson
- KR
K.C. Ramsey
as Jackson
Anzu Lawson
as Nancy Felt
David Wells
as Ralf Coleman
Directed by Frank A. Cappello