The Company Men
In America, we give our lives to our jobs. It's time to take them back.
Bobby Walker lives the proverbial American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and two co-workers jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands and fathers.
- 6.5
- 2010
- Released
- 1h 44m
Ben Affleck
Bobby Walker
Tommy Lee Jones
Gene McClary
Chris Cooper
Phil Woodward
Kevin Costner
Jack Dolan
Maria Bello
Sally Wilcox
Rosemarie DeWitt
Maggie Walker
Craig T. Nelson
Salinger
Eamonn Walker
Danny
Tom Kemp
Conal Doherty
Nancy Villone
Diane Lindstrom
Patricia Kalember
Cynthia McClary
Gary Galone
Karlson (uncredited)
David De Beck
John Franchi
Neighbor
Sasha Spielberg
Sarah Woodward
John Doman
Dysert
William Hill
Kevin Walker
Cady Huffman
Joanna
Released
en
$15,000,000.00
$4,882,577.00
- #stock price
- #corporate
- #carpenter
- #job hunting
Reviews
The Company Men calmly reflects a recessive economic climate through a downsizing company. Financial stability is the sole craving in everyone’s life. The upper class. The middle class. Every class. The notion to which one will never encounter the fear of losing their personal possessions and their career position. Corporate employees specifically seek the solidity in their salaries, to be able to
The story is quite flat and stereotypical. No ups and downs. Everything goes as expected and, of course, we have a hopeful positive ending for the needs of the US viewer. The cast is impressive and direction, cut and performances are OK.