The Associate

The Associate

1996 · 114 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.3 (194 votes)
Dir. Donald Petrie · Starring Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Eli Wallach, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Austin Pendleton · Music Vassal Benford

Behind every great man is a woman... Wishing he'd get the hell out of her way.

Comedy

Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank Peterson grab all the credit. She then leaves and starts her own firm. While trying to find clients Laurel pretends that she has a male partner named Robert Cutty. And when she starts to do well all of her clients wants to meet Cutty which is difficult since he doesn't exist.

VIBE

A sharp, witty romp through the cutthroat world of finance. It’s a fun, empowering 90s comedy about ambition and identity, with a clever premise that keeps you smiling.

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