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A Definitely Maybe

Original title: A Family Man
  • 20162016
  • RR
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Gretchen Mol, Gerard Butler, Alison Brie, and Maxwell Jenkins in A Definitely Maybe (2016)
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A headhunter whose life revolves around closing deals in a survival-of-the-fittest boiler room, battles his top rival for control of their job placement company -- his dream of owning the co... Read allA headhunter whose life revolves around closing deals in a survival-of-the-fittest boiler room, battles his top rival for control of their job placement company -- his dream of owning the company clashing with the needs of his family.A headhunter whose life revolves around closing deals in a survival-of-the-fittest boiler room, battles his top rival for control of their job placement company -- his dream of owning the company clashing with the needs of his family.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
12K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
6,122
937
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    • Director
      • Mark Williams
    • Writer
      • Bill Dubuque
    • Stars
      • Gerard Butler
      • Gretchen Mol
      • Alison Brie
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mark Williams
    • Writer
      • Bill Dubuque
    • Stars
      • Gerard Butler
      • Gretchen Mol
      • Alison Brie
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 69User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 21Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    A Family Man
    Trailer 2:26
    A Family Man

    Photos54

    Gretchen Mol and Gerard Butler in A Definitely Maybe (2016)
    Gerard Butler in A Definitely Maybe (2016)
    Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Gretchen Mol, Gerard Butler, Alison Brie, and Maxwell Jenkins in A Definitely Maybe (2016)
    Gretchen Mol, Gerard Butler, and Maxwell Jenkins in A Definitely Maybe (2016)
    Alfred Molina, Gretchen Mol, Gerard Butler, Alison Brie, and Maxwell Jenkins in A Definitely Maybe (2016)
    Alison Brie in A Definitely Maybe (2016)
    Gerard Butler in A Definitely Maybe (2016)
    Maxwell Jenkins in A Definitely Maybe (2016)
    Gerard Butler in A Definitely Maybe (2016)
    Gerard Butler in A Definitely Maybe (2016)
    Alison Brie in A Definitely Maybe (2016)
    Gerard Butler in A Definitely Maybe (2016)

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    Gerard Butler
    Gerard Butler
    • Dane Jensen
    Gretchen Mol
    Gretchen Mol
    • Elise
    Alison Brie
    Alison Brie
    • Lynn
    Anupam Kher
    Anupam Kher
    • Dr. Singh
    Alfred Molina
    Alfred Molina
    • Lou Wheeler
    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    • Ed Blackridge
    Dylan Roberts
    • Bob
    Dustin Milligan
    Dustin Milligan
    • Sumner
    Maxwell Jenkins
    Maxwell Jenkins
    • Ryan
    Julia Butters
    Julia Butters
    • Lauren
    Mimi Kuzyk
    Mimi Kuzyk
    • Bernadine
    Dwain Murphy
    Dwain Murphy
    • Antoine
    Kathleen Munroe
    Kathleen Munroe
    • Toni
    Jess Berry
    Jess Berry
    • Dottie
    Tim Hopper
    • Tommy
    Ethan MacIver-Wright
    • Nathan
    Dylan Roberts
    Dylan Roberts
    • Bob
    Russell Yuen
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      • Mark Williams
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      • Bill Dubuque
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      On September 14, 2016 at the screening of the Headhunter's Calling at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto Canada, Gerard Butler (Dane Jensen) stated in an interview on the red carpet that he had so much fun in Canada working on this project that he would absolutely love to live in Toronto again. Growing up, Butler used to spend summers as a teenager in T.O. when he worked for his father, who was divorced from his mother back across the pond, at a souvenir shop on Queen's Quay.
    • Quotes

      Lou Wheeler: All families got problems but you only got one.

    • Connections
      References The Godfather (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Frank's Wizards Hat
      Written and performed by Simon Miminis

    User reviews69

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    8/10
    A beautiful example of carefully crafted character building
    Everyone of these characters has depth and is very well textured.

    There really wasn't a minor character. There were extras of course but the small selection of characters each had at least two scenes showing 2 different traits that added richness to themselves and to what they had to offer to the primary story line.

    Even among the films available to fans of the 2016 festival this one stands out.

    A better example of character building I have not seen at this festival. Every film maker has something to learn from watching this film.

    So very well done - thank you.
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    • michaeljtrubic
    • Sep 15, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 28, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Family Man
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Zero Gravity Management
      • G-BASE
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,641,235
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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