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Middle Men

  • 2009
  • R
  • 1h 45m
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6.8/10
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Giovanni Ribisi, James Caan, and Luke Wilson in Middle Men (2009)
Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of con men, mobsters, drug addicts, and porn stars.
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Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of Internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of con men, mobsters, drug addicts, and porn stars.Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of Internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of con men, mobsters, drug addicts, and porn stars.Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of Internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of con men, mobsters, drug addicts, and porn stars.

  • Director
    • George Gallo
  • Writers
    • George Gallo
    • Andy Weiss
  • Stars
    • Luke Wilson
    • Giovanni Ribisi
    • Gabriel Macht
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    38K
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    • Director
      • George Gallo
    • Writers
      • George Gallo
      • Andy Weiss
    • Stars
      • Luke Wilson
      • Giovanni Ribisi
      • Gabriel Macht
    • 61User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
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    Luke Wilson
    Luke Wilson
    • Jack Harris
    Giovanni Ribisi
    Giovanni Ribisi
    • Wayne Beering
    Gabriel Macht
    Gabriel Macht
    • Buck Dolby
    James Caan
    James Caan
    • Jerry Haggerty
    Jacinda Barrett
    Jacinda Barrett
    • Diana Harris
    Kevin Pollak
    Kevin Pollak
    • Curt Allmans
    Laura Ramsey
    Laura Ramsey
    • Audrey Dawns
    Rade Serbedzija
    Rade Serbedzija
    • Nikita Sokoloff
    Terry Crews
    Terry Crews
    • James
    Kelsey Grammer
    Kelsey Grammer
    • Frank Griffin
    Graham McTavish
    Graham McTavish
    • Ivan Sokoloff
    Robert Forster
    Robert Forster
    • Louie LA LA
    John Ashton
    John Ashton
    • Morgan
    Jason Antoon
    Jason Antoon
    • Denny Z
    Martin Kove
    Martin Kove
    • US Senator
    Diane Sorrentino
    • Raven Swallows
    Stacey Alysson
    Stacey Alysson
    • Alexandra Raines
    Richard Wilk
    Richard Wilk
    • Hard Rock Hotel Host
    • Director
      • George Gallo
    • Writers
      • George Gallo
      • Andy Weiss
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Based on the true story of Christopher Mallick, one of the producers of the movie. He still owns an Internet billing company.
    • Goofs
      When Buck and Wayne are looking at their computer after their first sale in 1997, the blue and green task bar of Windows XP, which was not released until 2001, is clearly visible at the bottom of the screen.
    • Quotes

      Jack Harris: [Narrating] If I've learned one thing, it's that business is a lot like sex. Getting in is easy, pulling out is hard.

    • Connections
      Featured in Late Show with David Letterman: Luke Wilson/Kristen Schaal/Dierks Bentley (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Who Do You Love
      Written by Bo Diddley (as Elias McDaniel)

      Performed by George Thorogood & The Destroyers

      Courtesy of Rounder Records

    User reviews61

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Whacked But Never Wicked
    This one was given the Distributor Bum's Rush by whoever makes those kind of decisions, but it deserves better. Every Character on Screen is really unlikable and not even that interesting. However, they are welcome Screen Sleaze, Criminals, Low-Lifes, Pornographers, and the best of the lot, a delusional "Middle Man" Fixer type that fancies Himself some sort of Hands-Off, Masturbatory outlet.

    Internet Ticket Taker/Porn Provider is what He becomes, all the while telling Himself, and the Viewer in an ongoing Voice-over, that He is an innocent Family Man of the Norman Rockwell persuasion. Talk about denial. This has an extremely derivative Movie Style that never makes any attempt to hide its Homage/Theft. Starting out as a Whacked Comedy it slowly moves to Neo-Noir territory and is better for it.

    The Crime Story mixed with Dark Comedy works the best and the Wild Slapstick and over Acting from the two Central Figures gets unwelcome every time they show up and show off. The Movie looks great and is mostly effective, but sometimes becomes disjointed with a lot of Subplots and a whole lot of Characters sliding in and out.

    Overall, not bad and worth a view if nothing New.
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    • Aug 31, 2013

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 6, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • MySpace
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Người Trung Lập
    • Filming locations
      • Phoenix, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Mallick Media
      • Oxymoron Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $754,301
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $325,641
      • Aug 8, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $754,301
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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