The Company Men (2010)

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4 nominations
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About the movie

Year

2010

Runtime

1 h 44 min

Genre

Drama

Countries

United Kingdom, United States

Director

John Wells

Writer

John Wells

Plotline

The story centers on a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company - and how that affects them, their families, and their communities.

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Starring

Ben Affleck

Tommy Lee Jones

Chris Cooper

Suzanne Rico

Maria Bello

Main cast

Ben Affleck Bobby Walker

Tommy Lee Jones Gene McClary

Chris Cooper Phil Woodward

Suzanne Rico Gail

Kent Shocknek Rittenour

Adrianne Krstansky Carol

Lewis D. Wheeler Ken

Celeste Oliva Jane

Tom Kemp Conal

Nancy Villone Diane

Chris Everett Bárbara

Maria Bello Sally Wilcox

Lance Greene Landry

Kathy Harum Karen

Allyn Burrows Stevens

Anthony Estrella Haspel

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External critics' reviews

Kevin Costner, as Bobby's carpenter brother-in-law, does the finest character acting of his career. more

When The Company Men stays with its real business -- the calamity of joblessness -- it is first rate.

The Company Men is infinitely more despairing and yet also, paradoxically, more hopeful. It suggests that work can actually mean something to people, beyond just giving them the means to afford a nice house or a fantastic car. more

The movie is realistic enough to make all corporate climbers, but especially men over 50, quake in their boots. If you are what you do, what are you if you're no longer doing it? more

Enhanced by superb writing and direction and nuanced performances by an ensemble of great actors, and enough take-home food for thought to keep the mind and senses totally focused from start to finish, The Company Men is pretty damn close to as good as it gets in a disappointing year at the movies. more

That's not a pretty story, of course. But it's a compelling one and, thanks to Wells and a cast that includes Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones and Chris Cooper, an entertaining one. more

This potent, entirely honorable drama by veteran TV dramatist John Wells actually delivers the goods, pondering the pain and dislocation of the new normal. more

Films have punctured The American Dream before, but rarely so devastatingly as The Company Men does. more

John Wells's The Company Men is a juicy, judicious drama, and one of the few current movies to address an issue that affects many of the people who will see it - or, because reality is too depressing, avoid it. more

Solid performances, and a sincere faith in the dignity of the average working stiff, save it from getting too preachy. more

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