The Company Men

The Company Men

2010 · 104 min · EN · R · 6.5 (649 votes)
Dir. John Wells · Starring Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Rosemarie DeWitt · Music Aaron Zigman

In America, we give our lives to our jobs. It's time to take them back.

Drama

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.

VIBE

This film offers a grounded, often somber, look at the profound personal impact of economic upheaval. It's a reflective journey into identity and self-worth when the pillars of one's life crumble, evoking a quiet anxiety and a poignant sense of loss.

somberanxiousrealisticreflectivepoignantsteadycharacter-driven dramasocial realismensemble casteconomic anxietyidentity crisismasculinitycorporate culture
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