The Company Men (2010)

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.

Director:

John Wells

Writer:

John Wells

Stars:

Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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	...	Barbara
Maria Bello	...	Sally Wilcox
Lance Greene	...	Landry
Kathy Harum	...	Karen
Allyn Burrows	...	Stevens

Storyline

When the GTX Corporation must cut jobs to improve the company's balance sheet during the 2010 recession, thousands of employees will take the hit, like Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck). Bobby learns the real life consequences of not having a job. Not only does he see a change to his family lifestyle, and the loss of his home, but also his feelings of self-worth.

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Plot Keywords:

downsizing | corporate downsizing | porsche | husband wife relationship | massachusetts | 

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Taglines:

Big Business Just Cut The Wrong Guys

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] The Weinstein Company [us]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 March 2011 (UK)

Also Known As:

Company Men

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$647,797 (USA) (21 January 2011)

Gross:

$4,439,063 (USA) (13 May 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Weinstein Company, The, Battle Mountain Films, Spring Creek Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Weinstein Company purchased the film at the 26th Sundance Film Festival for a mid-seven figure sum.

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Goofs

On the construction site Bobby carries four cups of coffee in a cardboard holder. The way he's carrying and moving it's obvious that the cups are empty.

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Quotes

Phil Woodward: Dress code pretty lax around here?
Bobby Walker: You should see casual-Friday...

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Crazy Credits

Midway through the credits, financial reports from various news sources can be heard for a minute.

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Connections

References Halo (2001)

User Reviews

My 357th Review: Finally a good honest film about the downturn

Whether we like it or not the last couple of years have been incredibly tough, and TCM though not perfect at least tries to make an honest film about downsizing in corporate America.

We really really got this - we all know someone whose lost their home, their job, or just found that the money isn't there the way it was - and those who reviewed this and said the films doesn't work as the characters have still got it good just don't get the college payments, the mortgage, the fear of losing it all, and the horrendous amount of money it takes to maintain a life in the US now is astronomical - and TCM at least looks at this as no other film has in the past three years.

Solid performances from everyone and Affleck in particular echoing his roles in Man about Town or Jersey Girl does a solid job here as the man who has it all and then has nothing.

It it does try to record something which otherwise seems to be in danger of being swept under the carpet - this is a well-made film that rings true and for our money was actually one of the more memorable and yes, even moving, films of the year - it is accessible and a likable film.