A Family Man

2016 · 108 min · EN · R · 6.7 (556 votes)

Dir. Mark Williams · Starring Gerard Butler, Gretchen Mol, Maxwell Jenkins, Alison Brie, Anupam Kher, Willem Dafoe · Music Mark Isham

“What are you working for?”

Drama

Dane Jensen is a driven, Chicago-based headhunter, working at a cut-throat job placement firm. When his boss pits Dane against Lynn Vogel, Dane's equally driven but polar-opposite rival at the firm, in a battle for control over the company. When his young son is then given a harrowing diagnosis, Dane is suddenly pulled between achieving his professional dream and spending time with the family that needs him now more than ever.

VIBE

This film feels like a pressure cooker, with a relentless drive for success clashing against the quiet desperation of family life. It's a stark, often uncomfortable look at ambition's cost, set against the backdrop of a competitive, unforgiving world.

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