The Company Men
2010 · Movie · R · 104 min · ★ 6.5 · 68% critics
A successful executive’s comfortable life is upended when corporate downsizing leaves him and two colleagues without work. As they search for stability in a harsh economy, they’re pushed to rethink identity, pride, and what it means to provide for the people who depend on them.
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-10-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (809 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a grounded, motivational drama about layoffs and identity under pressure, with multiple viewpoints across the corporate ladder; Not for you if you need big surprises or prefer the intimacy of Wendy and Lucy.
Pros: timely recession themes; strong ensemble acting; relatable job-loss stress | Cons: flat, predictable story; unlikeable, privileged leads; tidy, hopeful wrap-up
Themes
- stock price
- corporate
- carpenter
- job hunting
Cast & crew
Ben Affleck
as Bobby Walker
Tommy Lee Jones
as Gene McClary
Chris Cooper
as Phil Woodward
Kevin Costner
as Jack Dolan
Maria Bello
as Sally Wilcox
Rosemarie DeWitt
as Maggie Walker
Craig T. Nelson
as Salinger
Eamonn Walker
as Danny
Tom Kemp
as Conal Doherty
- NV
Nancy Villone
as Diane Lindstrom
Directed by John Wells